> Shouldn't crazy stuff be exactly why we fund tenured positions? Crazy stuff becomes an option after one is granted tenure, it doesn't necessarily make one mo

> Shouldn't crazy stuff be exactly why we fund tenured positions? Crazy stuff becomes an option after one is granted tenure, it doesn't necessarily make one more likely to achieve tenure. On the other hand, theoretical physicists aren't very expensive -- they only need a blackboard and an eraser. Compare that to a philosopher -- much the same but without the eraser.