Good idea. However I think I have a better chance of getting support
from private sources. My only concern is how the field presents its
claims to the world. This submission is one of the ways. I think it is
useless as a source of funding but it is going to be noticed. Many
different ideas have been proposed and would like funding. The Miley
proposal is the only one we as a field can vote on, thereby showing
our agreement that this is a worthy idea. My question is, Is this a
worthy idea? How do we know?
Ed
On Feb 8, 2013, at 2:42 PM, James Bowery wrote:
Edmund, why not pitch your proposed research program so we can vote
with a clear conscience?
https://ultralight.wufoo.com/forms/future-energy-application-form/
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Edmund Storms
<stor...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Yes, by all means give George a chance to be heard. Nevertheless, I
think that all proposals need to be treated with the same level of
skepticism. Rossi, for example, is required to PROVE his claims,
which he has not done in many minds. I suggest George needs to do
the same before we in the field give him our support to get the very
small funds potentially available from the government. The
reviewers will examine the claims critically. If they discover that
the claims do not meet conventional standards but were nevertheless
advocated by many people in the field, this will not reflect well on
our objectivity.
Ed
On Feb 8, 2013, at 2:27 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Edmund Storms <stor...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
The sarcasm is appreciated, Jed.
I am glad someone recognizes it as such.
But seriously, are we in the field free to propose money be spent
on any claim regardless of its reality? If so, how can anyone
trust what we say about other claims or about the reality of LENR
in general?
I gave these questions serious consideration. In the recommendation
field I selected a low level for viability. I went ahead because
this is merely an opportunity to "pitch" the idea "at one of our
other Future Energy events in New York, Boston, and Silicon
Valley." If George wants to pitch, I say give him a chance. His
ideas will have to stand on their own merit. If he has no good
data, he will be ignored.
It is not as if I am a member of a funding committee and I just
handed him $1 million for a project sight unseen. I'm only saying,
"give the man a chance to present at a conference." I sincerely
believe that whatever he has, it probably has more merit than ITER.
- Jed
