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Sure, but if the result is convincing enough, it might linger for a long time before someone finds a corner case where it doesn’t hold. For these reasons I thin

• gus_massa 1y ago
  That's a hard problem. There is finite amount of money, so it's better to use it for promising research instead of potencial crackpots. Researchers have a finite amount of time, so it's better to focus on promising research lines instead of potencial dead ends. I'm not sure how to solve it, that avoids wasting money and time on flat earth research. (I think the researcher time is more critical. If 10% of the money is wasted, nobody would care, some research flops anyway. If someone wasted 5 years doing flat earth research, it's difficult to get back. (I'd ask x5 of the money in exchange of the reputation damage.))
  • moktonar 1y ago
    You solve it by staying skeptic! :)