On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:
> no skeptic would believe it no matter > how good the results are, so why bother? > You keep saying that but it isn't true. Skeptics have different thresholds but most agree that if Rossi had repeated Levi's experiment with proper calibrations and controls, it would have been very persuasive. Same if he had done the October 6 experiment for a much MUCH longer run, and had demonstrated the accuracy of the enthalpy measurement by calibrating the system as a whole with the available electrical heater. Skeptics have told you that so often that they're accused of excessive repetition yet you and some others persist in claiming nothing would satisfy skeptics. It's not true. It's never been true. > Fine. In that case, say so. Please do not ignore what the other person says > as if the opposing argument has not been made, and if your statement appears > to be a red herring. > Isn't that what you're doing when you say skeptics would never be satisfied after they've told you what would satisfy them? > I am suggesting that you and Yugo be a little more observant of the rules of > academic discourse. This would be to your advantage. Your arguments would go > over better instead of rubbing people the wrong way. > >From the above comments about skeptics, it seems you could take a bit of your own medicine.
