If you don't realize that it's happening, the spinning of lies and
coverups is seductive, since we ourselves might be tempted to excuse even
the most dishonest of anti-CF bigotry as "just people people being human."
Hey Steve K, you say in
http://www.newenergytimes.com/v2/reports/ColdFusionProblem.shtml that "The
cold fusion problem is not a science problem; it was, and still is, a
human problem." This phrase creeped me out when I read it weeks ago, and
only today I realized why.
When scientists try to cover their mistakes with dishonest tricks and spin
tactics, it might be wise to avoid describing the situation as a "human
problem," since it carries the suggestion: "it's OK, since they're only human."
If the problem is with corrupt experts, with physicists being dishonest,
there must be some way to say just that. For the same reason, we'd never
describe a corrupt government by saying "it's not a government problem,
it's a human problem."
Hey Bill...good thoughts. I appreciate your critical "eye" on this. I
certainly did not intend to excuse what happened as merely a behavioral
problem but I can see how it can be interpreted that way. I will put some
thought into updating the file.
In the meantime, I can offer you another piece that explicitly identifies
some of the humans and exposes the problems they created.
http://www.newenergytimes.com/v2/reports/ColdFusionShortStory.shtml
Steve
