>From Jed:
... > As Daniel says, what could possibly cost $50,000 about this? > What has Krivit done? He has not uncovered anything that has > not been reported here, as far as I know. He went all the > way to Italy to report that Rossi will not let people use > their own instruments and the experiment is poorly done. > Rossi told me that when he invited me to visit. He said I > can look but make no measurements. He described the > experiment, and I thought was lousy. That took me about > an hour and 6 e-mails to discover, not $50,000. I reported > it here. End of story. > > This reminds me of Krivit's "investigation" of McKubre, > which has revealed confusion in Krivit's own mind, but > nothing in the real world. IMO, Krivit is working out of habit he learned years ago. That habit is to look for what he personally perceives to be suspicious activity, and then go digging for dirt. Sometimes filthy dirt is found hiding under carpets. However, what is sometimes perceived as "dirt" turns out to be valid fertilizer as perceived by others. It's all in the eye of the beholder. Krivit perceives himself to be an independent investigative reporter. I beg to differ. In fact I STRONGLY disagree. When I was still one of the NET BoD directors I asked Krivit whether he was actually pursuing the role of an advocate rather than that of an independent investigative reporter. This was related to the fact that I noticed he was spending a great deal of time promoting the so-called merits of the Widom-Larsen theory out on his NET website. What did promoting the merits of the W-L theory have to do with being an independent investigative reporter? I suggested to Krivit that if he really was an advocate then for heaven's sake make it clear to everyone that you ARE an advocate (nothing wrong with that). Also, stop trying to make yourself out as independent investigative reporter. Krivit disagreed with my outlook. I think I asked the question too late. Let me explain what I mean by that. Years ago it looked to me as if Krivit became disillusioned with McKubre over certain encounters he experienced, the specifics of which I will not go into detail here. However, based on what Krivit told me it seemed pretty clear to me that Krivit's perception of McKubre (which initially was someone infallible, and as a mentor) was seriously challenged. Based on what Krivit inferred I suggested that perhaps now was an opportune time in his life to simply declare his own independence from any particular mentor, individual or organization. Unfortunately, I think I offered up the suggestion too late as far as Krivit was concerned. It soon looked to me as if Krivit had already switched his allegiance from McKubre (& possibly Storms as well) over to "mentors" residing in the Widom-Larsen camp. I honestly don't know WHO in the W-L camp those affiliates might be, but no matter. The point about forming an allegiance with an affiliate is the fact that when one does so it means THEIR enemy now becomes YOUR enemy. When I see Krivit going after Rossi, McKubre, and the rest of the "CF" camp, what I often see is someone going after the ENEMY based on his newly formed allegiance. It looks to me as if Krivit never gave himself the chance to declare his independence. It looks to me as if he's just working for someone else now. Under the circumstances, it would be almost impossible for Krivit to dig up anything good about individuals like the mysterious & quirky Rossi - someone who obviously exhibits many flagrant personality flaws. Likewise it would be next to impossible for Krivit to have anything good to say about McKubre, based on past history. His new allegiance, and the security and stability he derives from it, wouldn't allow for it. In wacky non-scientific New Age terms I'd say Krivit is still in the throes of learning the valuable lesson pertaining to leaving the ideological nest that has been manufactured by others and declaring his own intellectual independence. IMHO, this is a huge and scary lesson we all must eventually pass through - some more awkwardly and obnoxiously than others. It also explains why, IMO, Krivit is no longer an investigative reporter, or perhaps never really was. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
