> It's clearly rational for the scientists to spend time on the pursuit of grants. Otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. Is that worded properly? Are you really

> It's clearly rational for the scientists to spend time on the pursuit of grants. Otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. Is that worded properly? Are you really saying that nobody would ever do something irrational? If that's not what you mean, then we have to look at what "rational" means here. I think parent didn't mean "rational" in the sense of "maximising personal gain", but "maximising output of quality research".