All academic persuasion does is buy time, and not very much of that—the return on effort invested seems to be pretty low.
I agree with you that we’re stuck in (arguably unpleasant) position of having to actually go ahead with the FAI as a project; still, academic persuasion might get you funds and some of the best brains for your project.
I agree with you that we’re stuck in (arguably unpleasant) position of having to actually go ahead with the FAI as a project; still, academic persuasion might get you funds and some of the best brains for your project.