This is what motivates them, give them exposure and likely financing. It's good for moral, and for marketing. If they eventually draw extraordinary conclusions

This is what motivates them, give them exposure and likely financing. It's good for moral, and for marketing. If they eventually draw extraordinary conclusions from this, there will be hundreds of scientists to double check it, just out of curiosity, precisely because they had this stance. All in all, it will be a win-win.