Kevin O'Malley <[email protected]> wrote:
> The fact that editors in the past had overcome their own internal > objections on a few rare LENR developments in the past would indicate this > was a rational bet, but not necessarily a guaranteed one. > Sure, I agree. It is reasonable to bet that people will act in a sane way, because in most cases they do. Civilization would not work otherwise. The world does seem crazy at times. Civilizations do collapse, the way Europe did in 1914 and 1939, but generally speaking most of the time the center holds. People do their jobs. Progress is made. > How would you have worded the contract differently? > The wording seems fine. I am not saying this is a bad bet. I am saying it is bet on human nature, not on the nature of cold fusion. - Jed
