On 01/19/2010 04:37 AM, Mark Iverson wrote:
> It all comes down to how would you want others to treat you if you > were in their situation? No, it doesn't. It comes down to, what are the odds that they're on the level? If I claimed to have a free energy solution but produced zero proof of it, and years went by and I continued to claim this and continued to produce zero proof of it, and if my claimed solution violated known and well understood and well tested physical laws, I would *expect* intelligent, educated people who have a good grounding in the physics of E&M and who have some understanding of what is sometimes the response of some dishonest people to situations in which everyone desperately wants a solution to an as yet unsolved problem (energy shortage and global warming, in this case) to conclude with near 100% certainty that I was a con man. If I claimed to have a 100% effective cure for cancer that required no drugs or surgery or radiation but I produced no proof, I would expect the same reaction. But I'd also expect a few people to decide I was telling the truth, and defend me against all comers, and maybe even invest money in my company. Some of those people would have cancer, and some would have family members with cancer, and I would expect them to be my most ardent defenders. Mankind springs eternal at Hope's breast.
