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Originally Posted by Moose
That is an excellent point, and one that I agree with. It seems practicality and general need are not key criteria for determining research topics and funding.
I've always been puzzled why behavioural studies such as this analyze weird quirks that seem to be in no way useful to research further, rather than researching topics that might help foster deeper understandings of different viewpoints around the world. I guess it gives the scientists an interesting little tidbit of trivia they can impress people with at parties.
And by people I mean video game nerds.
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At the risk of sounding like a special plead, you really don't know how the machinery of the scientific method works.
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