I'm not a fan of the common sense check. A lot of science is, or at least was, completely contrary to common sense. However, reproducibility is absolutely vit

I'm not a fan of the common sense check. A lot of science is, or at least was, completely contrary to common sense. However, reproducibility is absolutely vital. If future researchers can't replicate the results of a study, then statistical flukes are going to be a real problem. If studies can be replicated, then statistical error can be handled very efficiently. Each time a given piece of research is reproduced (even if it's only reproduced to serve as a set-up control for a future study), will exponentially reduce the odds of a statistical fluke surviving.