[darkmighty]

I've always wondered what would happen if we held important positions and decisions in the same regard we hold and review important economic theories, decide on climate change (IPCC panel), or choose among cryptographic hash functions (SHA competition) -- demanding each opinion be backed by a researcher well reputed in the relevant field, and overall statistical/theoretical justifications were demanded for each decision -- to try and make some provably or at least well supported significant decision in terms of optimality to reach certain clearly established goals.