Terry Blanton wrote:
On 8/18/06, Zell, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think it's www.steorn.net
Yeah, it made Reuters:
This is very sad. I do not understand the mindset of inventors who do
this kind of thing, and say, ". . . until this thing is validated by
science we won't be doing anything commercial with it . . ." That is
nonsense. Inventors often say this, but they are wrong, and they have
missed the point. Or three points:
1. Science is not a monolithic institution. There is no one single
source of validation, and no unity of opinion.
2. As things stand, mainstream science institutions and researchers
will never look at this gadget or validate it. Even if one did, he
would never admit to himself or anyone else that what he saw was
real. That simply will not happen and anyone who thinks he can
trigger such an event with an advertisement in a newspaper is a pathetic fool.
3. You do not need "science" to validate something like this; you
need a dozen or so good engineers. If the people with this gadget
could convince 10 or 20 people on this list that the machine is real
beyond any doubt, word would soon spread and someone with money would
show up at their door. In the first phase, you need only convince
your friends and people who are inclined to be sympathetic. You can
ignore your enemies until later.
- Jed
