Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
There - I've come up with a proposal! I think it might have merit.
Well, you've come up with a hypothesis. Now design an experiment which will determine whether or not your hypothesis is valid. Step one would be to show, with statistical significance, that the moonrays are, indeed, harmful.

But I do understand the last paragraph, and I have to ask, isn't research based entirely on experience, the researcher's or the experiences he looks into?
Research is based upon observation and experimentation, not on expectations and speculation. Experience is needed to actually implement the experimentation. For example, if you are doing research in chemistry, it would probably be helpful if you knew how to use a GC/MS or an IR Spectrophotometer.