Well Jed, I guess it is nice to know we are no worse off than we would
have been in 1513. Of course, then people had the Church to fight,
which had God on its side. Now, the fight is with politicians who only
have money on their side. I call this progress. :-)
Ed
On Dec 30, 2013, at 8:21 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Edmund Storms <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, and both Lewis and Koonin went on to high office and were well
rewarded for not rocking the boat on any subject. There was and is
no reward in advocating for cold fusion.
"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to
conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in
the introduction of a new order of things, because the innovator has
for enemies all those who have done well under the old condition,
and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new."
- Machiavelli, 1513
