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I find arrogant scientists to be destructive, aggressive towards others, and far more likely to cheat than ones who say "I'm pretty aware of my limitations, and want to push it". And yes, this is only one article, so maybe they are being slightly misrepresented, but I don't really think so.

The business of science is not to "make" or "do" something, it's to "let's see where this goes, and work from there".

The entire space race which had HUGE economic benefits comes from way too many short cuts, shoddy science, and lack of regard for safety. But it worked. so in that sense, maybe you are right. But I am by nature, not into that kind of work, evne if it means we might not have been teh first on the moon.

Pink mowse.pngGodotoi, putain, genial, merci18:44, 5 March 2012

If you want to get somewhere, you can't say "Yeah, this technology maybe might work, let's just spend $100 quadrillion billions and see where it takes us". You see to be unaware that they need a shitload of money to do this, and you don't get it by being timid and realistic with your predictions.

GodothasArrived (super crazy fun time!)18:46, 5 March 2012

Either I'm not writing well, or you are not reading well. Either way, I'm not saying what you think I'm saying. I'm not saying one only does known things.. that would be stupid. I'm saying people gung ho on "proving" that they "know" what they "know" and can "make it", are the ones who are going to cheat. People who are "curious", who are "pretty sure, but...", or who "this would be cool if it fails, actually, cause it means everything we know is wrong (ie., lack of a Higgs), are far more likely to give you results that are not only interesting and useful, but fully trustworthy.

You only have to compare John Southerland's work on "beginning of life" with the "science for sale" (god, why can't i remember his name) guy who "proved" that he could "start life" within an existing cell, then publish all over; or NASA's own Wolfe-Simon who proudly, and far too early proclaimed she had "found new life". This kind of arrogance gets in the way of really finding new life.

Can we build a brain? one day, maybe. Should we try now? Sure. Should these guys who "know it's possible' and do not seem at all to reflect modern understanding (or really, total lack thereof) of the brain be the ones to be funded this kind of money? hell no.

Pink mowse.pngGodotoi, putain, genial, merci18:56, 5 March 2012