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

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