Mmm, if I understand your three contributions correctly you still have only one pier to stand on, your first pier of intellectual honesty...
To expand on this first pier, obviously very important, I agree with Terry's remark, but only to the extent that the measurement, as presented by the experimenter, isn't found to suffer from an erroneous calculation. If one finds such one should report it, as a matter of mutual help, and the recipient of the correction should acknowledge with thanks. However it is best if the corrector takes the time to do this courteously, which I for one must admit I haven't been very good at in all circumstances. Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.C.Macaulay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 3:36 AM Subject: Re: [VO]: Tripod base required for LENR > This group overshadows others in the cultivating of an intellectual honesty > toward candid discussion of the technical merits, pitfalls and > inspirational hopes for various new forms of energy. > New energy is an essential for the future and will be achieved by preparing > a solid foundation, a minimum of three legs, a tripod base if you will. > The first pier must be intellectual honesty, identify the minimum two other > piers > Richard > > I'm assuming that this pier includes the will to confront intellectual > dishonesty and graft in very blunt terms, if necessary. Once the "attack" > is made, the "counter-attack" should be focused and ruthless. Still > thinking... > Philip W. > > Open and free discussion is certainly a necessity. One must not allow those > ideas which one considers to be true to cloud the ability to consider that > the idea might need refinement or, indeed, be flawed. If a claimant says > that a measurement was taken a certain way and was verified by others, a > sceptic who is not a party to the experiment has no right to claim that the > measurement is in error without observation or replication of the exact > experiment. > Terry > > Howdy Vorts, > When I started this thread I was searching a thought I had. After reading > these two responses I have considered that both have a particular > insightful clue as to the solution to how to turn the curve in LENR. > If correct, the further responses by others will confirm and a pattern > will emerge. Never underestimate the power of thoughtfully expressed > collective dialogue for others to ponder. > Richard >
