Nope, I don't buy the "He saw a little something positive and convinced
himself" argument. Rossi's history of apparently fraudulent behavior
goes back well before the ecat debacle. Dig into old Vort email; it's
referenced in some detail there, in the vitriolic discussions about 4 or
5 years back.
On 08/10/2016 12:51 PM, Jones Beene wrote:
RE: [Vo]:Reality check of the day
*From:*Eric Walker
…What led people to accept such a low bar for evidence? Why are a few
holdouts still so enamored of Rossi? This stuff may be old hat to
people who have been watching this field for years, but it's still
interesting to me. And also, when you've invested a lot of time in
following a story, it's still nice to know what actually happened.
Eric,
Thereis a good WikiarticleexplainingRossi’s conduct…
_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_lying_
Where itis reported that apercentage of this type
ofafflictedindividualfullybelievesthattheirfalsepronouncements are
literally true.The epidemiology indicates that there is an association
withhigh-functionalADHD, whichseems to fitARs obsessivenessand skill
level.He has charisma, energy, solid skills andextremeself-confidence
– such thatthe combination of all of this isvery convincing to his
apostles.
Plus, inLENRwe havea fieldwhere there have been successes in prior
experimentsgoing back 27 years, usingsimilarparametersin metal
hydrides,andit is very likely that from time to time, Rossi actually
sawtrue energygain but could not reproducethis gainon demand.
He probably believed, and there is adequate basis forit in other
fields, that he could overcome thepastreliabilityproblem by going to a
largerform factor. Hewill probablygo to his grave believing that he
solved the problemsof LENRand that his workwas honest,
misunderstood,andscientificallyimportant.
