>From Josh:
> My guess is that he knows it will irk the believers even more if he ignores
> Rossi, than if he dumps on him. It seems to be working.
Keep guessing Joshua.
Regards
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
The jocular way in which the CF pros and cons joust reminds me of the
old story about the commedians' club that met monthly for a hearty
meal and joke sharing, until after a few years they had all their
jokes numbered, so they could just call out the number to reap some
laughter... a guest watched
I have kept Park informed about the Rossi story
for, say the first 3 months see papers about Skeptics on my blog. He did
not answer after a while. He is not living in an ivory tower so he must
know- but perhaps cannot decide what to do with the story. It is difficult
to dismiss or to accept Rossi c
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Charles Hope
wrote:
> It's not relevant, because his criticism is against innumeracy, which
> applies to such delusions as astrology and homeopathy, but not cold fusion,
> where the most serious advocates are scientists, who certainly know their
> differential equa
It's not relevant, because his criticism is against innumeracy, which applies
to such delusions as astrology and homeopathy, but not cold fusion, where the
most serious advocates are scientists, who certainly know their differential
equations.
Why would anyone mention cold fusion in 2011, and
Jed,
Peter can correct me if I error on this point but I believe he has
repeatedly attempted to contact Dr. Park specifically in regard to the
Rossi saga. Numerous times. I believe Peter as posted the fact that
Park has never responded to any of his repeated inquiries.
I'm sure others have attemp
Mary Yugo wrote:
Mary Yugo also says she has read no papers.
>>
>
> No longer the case. I slogged through a couple, was not impressed by
> their clarity and robustness and stopped reading them.
>
If you find McKubre, Miles or Storms difficult to read then you are not
very good at calorimetry, d
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
>
> If he attacks cold fusion I do not think he would hold back from attacking
> Rossi. Everyone I know thinks they are the same phenomenon.
>
Guess you don't know me! I think there might possibly be something to cold
fusion. I also think Ro
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> Most confirmed skeptics refuse to read anything.
>
It's not refusal. It's that they are not interested. Most skeptics are
satisfied that if the grandiose claims were real, simple and obvious
demonstrations would not only be possible, but wo
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote:
> Does anyone seriously question the possibility that Park
> remains unaware of Rossi, Defkalion, and the rest of the eCat gang?
> Seriously?
>
It hasn't been in the mass media much. I don't anyone who has discussed
this with Park . . . I suppose it is possi
The whole thing is related to pseudoscience and ignorance, and it's all
relevant. Here it is:
1. HACKS: SHODDY PRESS COVERAGE OF SCIENCE.
The Leveson Inquiry into the standards and ethics of the UK press, headed
by Lord Justice Brian Leveson, was prompted by the News of the World phone-
hacking s
Thanks for posting the actual paragraph, Peter.
> 3. LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: PSEUDOSCIENCE IS AN ENORMOUS FIELD
> There are, I think, many more of them than there are of us. Let me mention
> just a few of the more notorious: Stanley Pons and Martin Fleishman, who
> gave us Cold Fusion in 1989, are
no link yet, sorry but this is the relevant text:
3. LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: PSEUDOSCIENCE IS AN ENORMOUS FIELD
There are, I think, many more of them than there are of us. Let me mention
just a few of the more notorious: Stanley Pons and Martin Fleishman, who
gave us Cold Fusion in 1989, are the
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Peter Gluck wrote:
> In his Dec 01 (?) "What's New", Bob Park
> speaks in his usual style about cold fusion
> see- LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: PSEUDOSCIENCE
> IS AN ENORMOUS FIELD
> CF is on the first place!
>
You must be on his mailing list. The newest I find is N
In his Dec 01 (?) "What's New", Bob Park
speaks in his usual style about cold fusion
see- LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: PSEUDOSCIENCE
IS AN ENORMOUS FIELD
CF is on the first place!
--
Dr. Peter Gluck
Cluj, Romania
http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
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