Re: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-11 Thread James Bowery
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: > Never ascribe to evil what can be ascribed to stupidity. > > Better and usually more applicable is the trope: Never ascribe to mere stupidity that which can be ascribed to unenlightened self-interest.

Re: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-10 Thread Eric Walker
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: (The claims of "public demonstrations" by Rossi are *all* marred, so far, > by possible error or fraud modes that were overlooked at the time, and > Rossi has consistently refused support by people like Jed Rothwell, who > would design a

Re: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-10 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 11:20 AM 11/9/2012, Jeff Berkowitz wrote: I have a friend, very smart guy, who I've been working on over time with occasional CF/LENR tidbits and arguments. Lately he wrote this, and gave me permission to send it along. Perhaps this response will help your friend. So, let's identify all th

Re: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-10 Thread Jed Rothwell
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: One of the common pseudoskeptical arguments is that cold fusion "believers" > believe that cold fusion was "suppressed." The picture conveyed is that of > wild-eyed conspiracy theorists. > > However, with *very little conspiracy,* cold fusion *was* suppressed, and > the

Re: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-10 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
One of the common pseudoskeptical arguments is that cold fusion "believers" believe that cold fusion was "suppressed." The picture conveyed is that of wild-eyed conspiracy theorists. However, with *very little conspiracy,* cold fusion *was* suppressed, and the story is out in the open, in the

Re: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jeff Berkowitz wrote: We have the naysayer scientists who just know it isn't possible, and > dismiss anything without such inspection, just as I wouldn't spend too much > time looking over a new perpetual motion machine. Can't be done, don't > waste anyone's time. > They cause little harm. >

RE: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-09 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
com] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 8:21 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: [Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world I have a friend, very smart guy, who I've been working on over time with occasional CF/LENR tidbits and arguments. Lately he wrote this, and gave me permission t

[Vo]:Amusing analysis of CF/LENR in the world

2012-11-09 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
I have a friend, very smart guy, who I've been working on over time with occasional CF/LENR tidbits and arguments. Lately he wrote this, and gave me permission to send it along. - - - So, let's identify all the groups involved here, from the seekers to the suckers. :-) We have the seekers, peopl