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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 05 August 2012 02:48:25AM 2 points [-]

What I am saying is "exploring unusual and controversial ideas" is the fun part of science (along with a whole lot of drudgery). You don't get points for doing fun things you would rather be doing anyways.

Comment author: MichaelVassar 05 August 2012 06:10:26PM 6 points [-]

Actually, I think you get points for doing things that work, whether they are fun or not.