On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:52 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote:
> Josh, what is common sense now becomes ancient history when the newest > theories come out. > Yes, I know that happens sometimes. And sometimes things that are common sense remain common sense. But I think you misunderstood. I was not referring to new science theories there. I was saying that it's common sense that if Rossi's claims were being accepted by the majority, there would be huge excitement. How do you think men learned to fly heavier than air crafts when it was > common sense that this was not possible. > Like I said, you're arguing a different point, but what the hell. It wasn't common sense that flight was impossible. Everyone saw birds fly, and gliders were already common. And while there were some famous skeptics, and there was some erroneous skepticism of the Wrights specifically, most scientists regarded powered flight as inevitable. That's why the subject was treated seriously by all the major journals, including Science and Nature before the Wright's flight. That's a matter of record. There are better examples to support your argument, but I don't know of a case where a small scale phenomenon like cold fusion was rejected so categorically for a quarter century that was later vindicated. I'm aware of a couple that come close, but they occurred about 150 years ago. > > You need to realize that all knowledge does not reside within your > understanding. > I do realize that. But I wonder if you realize that you are not in possession of received wisdom. > All of us should be open to learning new concepts and it is about time for > you to give LENR a fair chance. > > It is about time for you to give the bogosity of LENR a fair chance. All your thinking starts from the assumption that it's real. You'll never make progress that way.
