Ed is much to the point. The situation is more understandable if it is seen
in the context of an old conflict between individuals and institiuionalized
orthodoxies. Much is made of the confilict between Galileo and the Roman
Church, but the same drama is played out in the cases Ed cites.
However much one may protest, there ia a haunting parallel between
'religious' and 'scientific' institutional orthodoxies, along with heretics,
excummication, prophets and martyrs -- not to mention who gets to sign the
checks and govern the public discourse.
More fundamental is the common human fixation on an emotionally charged
wordview, the survival solution summed into " I am a ______",which one
attacks at one's mortal peril. The high priests of 'relgion' amd 'science'
as well as the drones of both institutions can share such conviction, each
advocating "Truth". Nominally, each searches for the "Word" [experimental
data][prophesy], but accpetable data are those which conform to "I am a
______".
The scientific method is basically a means of reaching agreement, with the
unspoken assumption that what is agreed upon by experiment is objectively
real, even if it is just a flick of a meter needle or oscilloscope blip. The
"Universe of Discourse" my be 'logical', but admission of data the UofD is
as arbtrary as jury selection.
In my observation, Ed Storms is uncommonly able in his understanding of
science and humanity.
Mike Carrell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edmund Storms" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: "Edmund Storms" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Duncan "Cold Fusion" Video Removed
It is truly amazing and scary to see how much power and influences the
skeptics have. Most ordinary people could not cause the suppression these
people can accomplish. For example, Pons was hounded out of the Univ. of
Utah, Bockris came close to losing his Distinguished Professorship
position, Miley lost funding from the DOE and almost lost his job as
editor of Fusion Technology, and Hagelstein was denied tenure, all
because of their interest in CF . Apparently academic freedom only
operates in theory at many universities. I think an interesting study
could be made of why skepticism has so much power compared to what is
claimed to be good science based on an open minded evaluation of
observation. Why are people who clearly violate the standards of science,
rational discussion, and honesty given any influence at all? This
question has an especially obvious application to politics.
Ed
On May 14, 2009, at 11:29 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
I guess it is safe to conclude that the video and other info will not be
returned. It is also safe to conclude that this is suppression because
they not only removed the video, abstract and PowerPoint slides, they
even removed the title! It is ridiculous to claim that the title is "not
available."
- Jed
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