Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey look, you may "want" Rossi the man to be real, instead of just the > technology - but please do not be so gullible as to overlook a mountain of > contrary evidence. What does this mean? How could he be fake, and yet the technology is real? Are you suggesting he stole the idea? That is the only way he could not "be real" as far as I can imagine. As far as I know, Rossi he discovered this method of doing cold fusion. Focardi and everyone else who has worked with him say he discovered it. Therefore he is "real" in every sense that matters. His personal habits and proclivities have nothing to do with it. Robert Stroud was a homicidal lunatic and a pathological liar, imprisoned in solitary confinement for 54 years until his death. As an individual, he was probably the most notorious and evil famous biologist in history. But his personality and criminal record have *absolutely no bearing* on his scientific claims. Those claims are real, important, and justifiably celebrated. No one disputes them. His book is still in print: http://www.amazon.com/Strouds-Digest-Diseases-Robert-Stroud/dp/0866227318/ I cannot understand why Rossi's personality, his problems, and alleged problems are an issue here in this forum. Why do you -- Jones -- have such difficulty separating the person from the claim!?? Why do you have this weird obsession with Rossi's business deals?? It makes no sense to me. It is like being obsessed with a scientist's sex life or the kind of food he eats. Rossi has been independently replicated by Defkalion. I have no doubt about that. I hope they will make public some of independent tests soon. Since Rossi has passed that test, all discussion of his personality should be off the table. This is a science forum, not the *National Enquirer*. - Jed
