David L. McNeely, Ph.D
"Where are we going?" "I don't know, are we there yet?"
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From: Irate Mormon <archimedes-in-bayspringstel.net>
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2006 9:23 pm
Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- What Happens When Fish Suck?
> Peter, that is a good response. That is probably the very pitch
> he made
> to get the grant money, or something similar. It IS a very compelling
> argument. You do have to make your proposal fit into the big
> picture in
> order to get funding.
>
> But seriously, what are the chances that anything significant will
> comefrom this study? I'll admit the probability is non-zero, but
> it isn't
> very high either. Smaller still are the odds of any practical
> application (i.e. real world) arising therefrom. I can't blame anyone
> for being curious - I totally understand that. But I think there
> oughtto be a litmus test- say, "If I had to pay for this with my
> own money,
> would I still do the research?" All those little thousand dollar
> grantsand stuff add up to real money over time. And guys like me
> have to fork
> over tax money without having a say-so in the matter.
>
> -Irate
>
> They call me Irate for a reason...:-)
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