The jocular way in which the CF pros and cons joust reminds me of the old story about the commedians' club that met monthly for a hearty meal and joke sharing, until after a few years they had all their jokes numbered, so they could just call out the number to reap some laughter... a guest watched this going on, and noticed one guy called out a number, but no one laughed -- so he asked his table neighbor about this, and got this answer, "Oh, him? -- Some people just can't tell a joke..."
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Peter Gluck <[email protected]> wrote: > I have kept Park informed about the Rossi story > for, say the first 3 months see papers about Skeptics on my blog. He did not > answer after a while. He is not living in an ivory tower so he must know- > but perhaps cannot decide what to do with the story. It is difficult to > dismiss or to accept Rossi completely- he is a highly unusual case. The > netire story is strange and Bob is an over-eighty. > Peter > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Joshua Cude <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Charles Hope >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> It's not relevant, because his criticism is against innumeracy, which >>> applies to such delusions as astrology and homeopathy, but not cold fusion, >>> where the most serious advocates are scientists, who certainly know their >>> differential equations. >> >> >> It's about pseudoscience in general, and he cites cold fusion >> specifically. >> >> >>> >>> >>> Why would anyone mention cold fusion in 2011, and raise P & F as the >>> example, while neglecting Rossi? That's really bizarre. >>> >> >> My guess is that he knows it will irk the believers even more if he >> ignores Rossi, than if he dumps on him. It seems to be working. >> >> > > > > -- > Dr. Peter Gluck > Cluj, Romania > http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com >
