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<div><br></div><div>At the same time, I think we should welcome all different perspectives and investigative approaches in this great enterprise. The history of science has been cited a lot in this discussuon, but one if its deeoest lessons is that we never know ahead of time what approach will be most fertile. Things always seem inevitable but only in retrospect. </div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hear hear! Although I sympathize with Jim in his aim to do a little pruning and thereby increase the efficiency of the scientific process given the same amount of total effort. But where to prune? </div>
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