The reason to point out the crackpot aspect (e.g. item 12 in Baez’s Crackpot Index) is to adjust how people think about this question, not to argue that the question shouldn’t be asked or answered.
In particular, I want people to balance (at least) two dangers—the danger of idea-stealing and the danger of insularity slowing down innovation.
The reason to point out the crackpot aspect (e.g. item 12 in Baez’s Crackpot Index) is to adjust how people think about this question, not to argue that the question shouldn’t be asked or answered.
In particular, I want people to balance (at least) two dangers—the danger of idea-stealing and the danger of insularity slowing down innovation.