On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:13 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson < svj.orionwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From Giovanni: > > > Until LENR is something that every amateur enthusiast can > > reproduce and post on youtube, it will remain in the realm > > of pseudoscience. > > I disagree with that assumption. What the hell do amateur enthusiasts > have to do with validation? > For a simple experiment, like cold fusion, if the critical components were made available, anyone should be able to validate. It doesn't apply to all phenomena, or all claims. > Assuming the technology is valid, all I think that would be necessary > for "LENR" to escape the realm of pseudoscience is for products that > exploit the technology to be sold off the shelves of Home Depot and > Wall Mart. > When that happens, amateurs will be able to buy them and validate the claims. So you agree after all.
