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But the untruth of one system, makes the truth of the other not a given. So, transferring funds makes more sense, as it just shifts the chance to be true, towards the more "scientific" part of the system. It also adds lag to the system, so you do not get a constant switching reward functions.

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Oh I’m in no way suggesting it’s truth, just that it’s a more tangible reward in current system of academia.

I should have added the inevitable /s. When I transitioned from grad student to faculty, one thing that struck me most was when faculty candidates were discussed in my first year and the first slide about all of them was a histogram of citations. You can hear it all you want but seeing it just crushed my soul a little bit.

So basically, a disprove citation hierarchy, auto-redirects to the theory the disproving author favors? Or just his main work on the topic? What if he has none? I just try to play with the idea, see were it goes. Im sorry if i sound critical or harsh previously, i just try to wrap my head around this..

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