On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Joshua Cude <joshua.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
There are differences of course. Identical analogies serve no purpose. > I think they're the most powerful. :) > I assume we all agree that homeopathy and polywater and perpetual motion > are bogus. And so when someone makes an argument that applies equally to > all of them, then the comparison shows why it is not persuasive to someone > who also thinks cold fusion is bogus. > That makes sense. > If you want to convince skeptics that cold fusion is real, arguments that > apply to perpetual motion won't work. > Again, this makes sense. Eric