I think that's a very plausible conclusion. I've been working up something along the same lines (further justifying the underlying concept). The mechanism you'r

I think that's a very plausible conclusion. I've been working up something along the same lines (further justifying the underlying concept). The mechanism you're using is essentially the genetic algorithm, and that depends on being fed an extensive diet of 'not brilliant' people to throw semi-complete and individually failing ideas into the mix until you get a lucky combination. It is indeed science, just maybe not the science you expected :)