I was responding to the idea that science funding should be predicated on expected ROI. That strikes at the heart of inquiry for a couple of reasons. First, that the point of scientific inquiry is to try to explain the universe, not to generate returns. That it generates returns is a happy side-effect. Second, because we rarely know in advance what sorts of study will or will not generate returns. It is quite common that research that has no obvious benefit up front results in a surprising benefit or laying the foundation for such benefits through later research.
I agree with you that fabricating data is bad (who would argue with that?), but that's an entirely different topic.
I agree with you that fabricating data is bad (who would argue with that?), but that's an entirely different topic.