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As someone who has worked with academics, the more specialised the person, the less common sense they seem to hold onto.
As such, if this was outside their PhD specialisation, then it'd absolutely make sense that this wouldn't occur to them.
My professor (computer science - NP complete problems specific) had a theory.
Higher up your education, more and more you learn about less and less.
I am convinced he accidentally stumbled across Buddhism all on his own (he was a religious Christian, the generous, do not judge others kind). Because Buddha seems to have done his PhD in nothing. Even "wrote" the whole dissertation on nothingness.