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Think of it as art rather than science. Do we question why someone created a piece of art, or whether they could have spent their time better by creating a different piece of art?


Hmmm. Okay. Fair point. Although it actually is science. And these folks could be doing real science.


Ps. I’ve elsewhere agreed with you. It is art and I was wrong to criticize it. (It’s too late to edit my previous reply .)


No they can't. Have you ever tried to do "science" aka a PhD?


Uh, like, yeah, I have one. And over a hundred peer-reviewed publications. You?




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