It�s always interesting for me to read the little tidbits Mark Goldes drops off in vortex, usually in response to challenges initiated by other esteemed members. It�s not that Mr. Goldes has yet, to the best of my knowledge, revealed anything new other than his tantalizing original claim and prediction that he expects 1 Kw generator modules and relatively inexpensive demo devices to be available before the end of next year. For me, it has more to do with whether I should allow myself to BELIEVE that this kind of controversial and unproven technology is at all possible in the first place.
Let me repeat: Should I allow myself to hope. To BELIEVE. Pursuing or believing in scientifically unproven technologies is equivalent to wandering a psychological mind field. Every unexplored step could explode the depths of my utter ignorance for all to judge my incompetence by. It doesn't help me knowing that history has often been filled with paradigms that deserved to be destroyed, like the belief that powered flight was not only impossible it was foolish to even engage in further research. It doesn� t help me knowing that many of these dominant paradigms from the past were often proven wrong, shattered beyond repair and eventually replaced with something better. The paradox about pursuing the next great yet-to-be-proven theory or technology is that to truly pursue it, to tackle it, one must be willing to accept the distinct possibility that the ultimate reward could turn out to be utter failure. The payoff could turn out to be another shinning example of �pathological science� gone awry, and you may be the star of that comedy. I guess it comes down to how much I�m willing to accept the risk of being perceived an utter fool by my peers, and perhaps more importantly, by myself. When I�m 87 years old, on my deathbed and my ebbing consciousness is being welcomed back to the Sea of Entropic Quantum Jitters, will I at least felt it had been an honorable pursuit even though I knew it ultimately proved foolish? At this nexus all I know for sure is that it is a landscape filled with many potential follies, one that I must never the less enter. Let the chips fall where they may. In the meantime, keep us posted, Mr. Goldes. And to all, Happy Fourth of July Vorts! Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
