Cude wrote:
. . . some kind of deception is far more likely than a revolution in physics.
This is the heart of Cude's arguments, and also Park's. Deception is more likely than revolution. If Rossi was the only person making these claims that might be true, but it is a fact that hundreds of other scientists have seen these effects thousands of times. It is highly irrational for Cude et al. to believe that all of these people is engaged in deception, or that they are all incompetent. Science would not work if that could happen.
I believe that Cude et al. are sincere. They honestly do believe that Rossi and every other cold fusion researcher is either a liar, a criminal or a lunatic, as Robert Park says. I do not suppose they secretly believe the results are real and they are posting disinformation on behalf of the oil industry. I do not believe in conspiracies.
- Jed
