>From John Berry: Excerpts:
... > Ask yourself what are we here for? ... > If I mention say "Orgone" or "Chi" I expect most here to indeed point and > laugh, it is not that these things might not have some very real evidence > and even prototypical theories to explain what they are, rather it is that > truth, logic and evidence take a back seat and instead prejudice and emotion > does the driving. > > I can tell you that I initially found such ideas to feel very unscientific, > it seemed uncomfortable compared to the clean neat model of the universe I > had learnt, but then again Quantum physics had the same 'weird' feeling to > it too. > > Of course not all are opposed but I do feel some should take another glance > at the message on the door you ignored when you came in. > > While no one has any reason to believe me, personally I believe I have > solved the essential physics behind most of these "weird" devices (AG, FE) > but by in large I wouldn't dream of sharing it here (the variable cap thing > is a bit different). > > I don't believe my reluctance is hard to explain, I simply don't expect to > find most here very open minded. (and indeed my experience of people in > general including scientists is that their beliefs are not changed by logic > or evidence sometimes up to and even beyond something becoming puclical > knowledge) > > I have also found that negativism and skeptisism can always find excuses to > be believed, evidence to back up the belief, and indeed it seems to be a > part of the human condition in this society to be resigned, defeatist and > sceptical. (and suspiscious at all the wrong times) > Indeed my above paragraph is it's self defeatist. > > Ok, I had better wind down my rant here, but I think this shake up of the > list is a good thing if it makes everyone re-evaluate why we are here, what > the point is of this list. > > John (seldom signs his posts) Berry > Pretty decent rant, John. I think some of the reasons I'm here is to learn as much as I can from others, and also to practice the skill of communication as effectively as I can. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
