I would say categorically that Bacon warned against every conceptual error made in cold fusion. I do not recall seeing one he did not describe. In the sections I just quoted, let me list some of the people his words apply to, in square brackets
He . . . rejects difficulties for want of patience in investigation [the people at Kamiokande]; sobriety, because it limits his hope [people like me, making blue sky predictions]; . . . the light of experiment, from arrogance and pride [Huizenga]. . . [I]n short, his feelings imbue and corrupt his understanding in innumerable and sometimes imperceptible ways. . . . [That’s you! Watch out] Some men become attached to particular sciences and contemplations, either from supposing themselves the authors and inventors of them, or from having bestowed the greatest pains upon such subjects, and thus become most habituated to them. . . . [Many theoreticians and Huizenga again] If people would get back to basics and read about the scientific method, and learn to think clearly, they could avoid making many mistakes. - Jed
