Plausible deniability is the 'modus operandi' of the zealous skeptic. Harry
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Giovanni Santostasi <gsantost...@gmail.com> wrote: > With meteorite sightings you have many witnesses in many countries. The path > of the meteorite can be traced sometime (if the witness knows a little about > constellations and cardinal directions). Only collecting a lot of this > information one can apply it for useful science. > > I think in general the main problem with these LENR claims (not just > the anecdotal ones describing the actions of people and organizations but > also the more scientific, phenomenon oriented ones) is the lack > of repeatability and the absence of large number of widespread, reliable > witnesses. Until LENR is something that every amateur enthusiast can > reproduce and post on youtube, it will remain in the realm of > pseudoscience. > > Giovanni > > > > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Giovanni Santostasi <gsantost...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> All the other statements you make are based on your witness's report to >>> you. I want to give the benefit of doubt to that but I don't consider it >>> factual evidence at this point. >> >> >> Why not? >> >> Do you think I am making it up? Do you think my informant is crazy? >> >> This resembles an observational science claim, such as birdwatcher >> sighting, or meteorite. All such claims can be faked. They are always >> dependent upon the credibility of the person making the report. It resembles >> Mizuno's claim that his cell produced massive anomalous heat over five days, >> evaporating 17.5 L of water. It was witnessed only by Mizuno and Akimoto. >> you have to depend upon their honesty. >> >> I will grant this case is a unusual because my contact must remain >> anonymous for a while. Anyone familiar with the politics of cold fusion will >> know that people often keep a low profile for good reasons. That is >> regrettable, but it is entirely the fault of the opposition. >> >> - Jed >> >
