"Cold Fusion And The Future," by Jed Rothwell, published by LENR-CANR.org, December 2004, 186 pages.
This book is not copyright. It is distributed for free at LENR-CANR.org, here: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/RothwellJcoldfusiona.pdf Many free-thinkers (and it is a threatened micro-minority) some of whom who have gravitated to Vortex for one reason alone, crave educated speculation. They may only give CF itself one chance in a hundred of panning out, but they admit to the possibility. And that is why this book should be very well-received here. Besides the advent of this new technology, our only hope for the future is that the other 99+% of the populace develops a little more "mental-daring," shall we say. Even many intelligent people do not like to be challenged by an uncertain future, especially if they do not agree with the underlying premise. Otherwise Sci-Fi would be mainstream fiction. That is too bad. Society really cannot make the best use of these radically new and unraveling technologies unless we can do careful in-depth thinking and planning, well in advance of the actual proof. By then it is too late to make much difference, and it will take on a life of its own (often under the greed-based leadership of a few individuals who have the resources to claim it as there own). That lack of foresight at the societal level is one of the dynamic ingredients behind Gould's "Punctuated Equilibrium" mentioned by Jed about p.65. Equilibrium *has to be* punctuated to give the other 99% enough time to play catch-up without stressing their mental health. Anyway, one can appreciate many of Jed's ideas even without his firm belief that cold fusion. per se, will be the motivating technology. I read it with the broader understanding that it could be either cold fusion, ZPE extraction, the hydrino or some now-unknown tek and still amount to the same dynamic impetus. This morning I went to far as to cast the I Ching for an even more "far-out" appraisal of the book. Here is the answer, with the traditional anachronistic (or not) commentary. "Cold Fusion And The Future " The present is embodied in Hexagram 26 - Ta Ch'u (The Taming Power of the Great): It will be advantageous to be firm and correct. If he does not seek to enjoy his revenues in his own family, without taking service at court, there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous for him to cross the great stream. The fourth line, divided, shows the young bull, yet having the piece of wood over his horns. There will be great good fortune. The fifth line, divided, shows the teeth of a castrated hog. There will be good fortune. The situation is shifting, and Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground. The future is embodied in Hexagram 1 - Ch'ien (The Creative): That which is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and firm. The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram Ken (Mountain), which is transforming into Chi'en (Heaven). As part of this process, stillness and obstruction are giving way to strength and creativity. The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Chi'en (Heaven), which represents strength and creativity. I consider this result to be a particularly favorable prophecy. BTW This was the actual result or the divination, but if I had tried to "fake it" to make it look more alluring, I don't believe that I could have done as well as this. Jones
