General Asylum: Re: Cold Fusion anyone? by no

It is fitting that scientists "ridcule new discoveries" - Feanor 16:50:21 11/5/05 ( 1)

Re: It is fitting that scientists "ridcule new discoveries" - john curl 08:00:09 11/7/05 ( 0)

No appeals to Kuhn in this discussion? (nt) - NapTime 16:24:30 11/4/05 ( 0)

In God We Trust. All Others Bring Data. - Chris_F 12:13:38 11/4/05 ( 4)

There's no data to support God :) -nt - kerr 13:04:14 11/4/05 ( 3)
- Hmmm... - Steve Eddy 11:08:42 11/5/05 ( 2)
  - Intelligent design - Feanor 04:50:41 11/6/05 ( 1)
    - Re: Intelligent design - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 06:24:05 11/8/05 ( 0)

My apologies for starting all this stuff!!! Never again, I promise. (nt) - jsm 10:51:10 11/4/05 ( 0)

For every piece of ridiculed legitimate science... - Jim Austin 08:34:54 11/4/05 ( 32)

Perpetual motion machines... - KlausR. 06:57:29 11/5/05 ( 17)
- Re: Batteries Not Included - geoffkait 12:27:37 11/5/05 ( 16)
  - Sure they would... - KlausR. 22:37:33 11/5/05 ( 13)
    - Re: Sure they would... - geoffkait 07:05:23 11/7/05 ( 12)
      - Re: Sure they would... - KlausR. 21:49:10 11/7/05 ( 11)
        
        Re: Sure they would... - geoffkait 04:44:36 11/8/05 ( 10)
        
        Re: Sure they would... - KlausR. 05:48:30 11/8/05 ( 9)
        
        Re: Armchair Analyst - geoffkait 06:53:58 11/8/05 ( 8)
        
        Did it ever occur to you... - KlausR. 08:01:29 11/8/05 ( 7)
        
        Re: Did it ever occur to you... - geoffkait 08:31:58 11/8/05 ( 6)
        
        Listen to reason? - KlausR. 23:50:21 11/8/05 ( 5)
        
        Re: Listen to reason? - geoffkait 03:02:49 11/9/05 ( 4)
        
        Re; Of course it's not true that I refuse to answer questions - KlausR. 07:16:42 11/9/05 ( 3)
        
        Re: Questions and answers - geoffkait 07:52:23 11/9/05 ( 2)
        
        Where did you answer my questions? - KlausR. 01:09:23 11/10/05 ( 1)
        
        Re: Where did you answer my questions? - geoffkait 03:14:17 11/10/05 ( 0)
  - Re: Batteries Not Included - john curl 14:21:36 11/5/05 ( 1)
    - Re: Batteries Not Included - geoffkait 16:12:16 11/5/05 ( 0)
Re: "...the odds are very much against them." - geoffkait 11:32:56 11/4/05 ( 13)
- Yes, Geoff, I'm sure your little chip... - Jim Austin 12:15:51 11/4/05 ( 12)
  - Re: Yes, Geoff, I'm sure your little chip... - john curl 14:37:56 11/4/05 ( 11)
    - Re: Yes, Geoff, I'm sure your little chip... - Jim Austin 14:49:56 11/4/05 ( 10)
      - Re: Yes, Geoff, I'm sure your little chip... - john curl 19:48:32 11/4/05 ( 9)
        
        My point is... - Jim Austin 03:47:57 11/5/05 ( 8)
        
        Re: My point is... - john curl 09:20:49 11/5/05 ( 4)
        
        Re: My point is... - Jim Austin 10:06:48 11/5/05 ( 3)
        
        Re: My point is... - john curl 12:42:52 11/5/05 ( 2)
        
        Re: My point is... - Jim Austin 14:45:56 11/5/05 ( 1)
        
        Re: My point is... - john curl 17:33:04 11/5/05 ( 1)
        
        Re: Thinking inside the box - geoffkait 05:08:56 11/5/05 ( 2)
        
        Re: Thinking inside the box - Brian Walsh 09:00:54 11/5/05 ( 1)
        
        Re: Thinking inside the box - geoffkait 11:07:45 11/5/05 ( 0)

Re: Ridiculing new discoveries. - vaifan 08:34:53 11/4/05 ( 2)

Was the editorial board human or vulcan?... - Wellfed 16:03:42 11/4/05 ( 1)
- Re: Was the editorial board human or vulcan?... - vaifan 17:00:00 11/4/05 ( 0)

"Scientific" theories are never replaced, they are DETHRONED. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:19:46 11/4/05 ( 3)

Good point. They still teach Newtonian physics and Maxwell's equations at MIT.... - JimL 11:57:23 11/4/05 ( 2)
- I pity those poor sods who depend on Maxwell's equations... - andy_c 21:17:26 11/4/05 ( 0)
- Re: Good point. They still teach Newtonian physics and Maxwell's equations at MIT.... - geoffkait 13:11:10 11/4/05 ( 1)

In China - TommyK 07:50:20 11/4/05 ( 2)

Re: In China - Inmate51 16:13:33 11/4/05 ( 0)
Re: In China - Todd Krieger 13:23:33 11/4/05 ( 0)

As a matter of fact, that IS something in the nature of science..... - JimL 07:22:01 11/4/05 ( 3)

A minor point, but... - Jim Austin 08:31:55 11/4/05 ( 1)
- Whoops, good point, I think I meant NSF! nt - JimL 11:54:18 11/4/05 ( 0)
I would add that the fact that something is ridiculed has NOTHING to do with whether it is eventually accepted or not. - JimL 07:30:04 11/4/05 ( 0)

Discoveries like the Piltdown man - JeffH 07:10:42 11/4/05 ( 0)

Re: Ridiculing new discoveries. - jneutron 06:05:38 11/4/05 ( 0)

Re: Ridiculing new discoveries. - Doc Gaw 06:01:33 11/4/05 ( 1)

The medical field traditionally is rife with antagonism and dispute. One word: Germs. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:17:05 11/4/05 ( 0)

Re: Ridiculing new discoveries. - Inmate51 16:07:55 11/3/05 ( 2)

Good point - Caymus 17:06:14 11/3/05 ( 1)
- Re: Good point - Jim F. 04:32:01 11/4/05 ( 0)

Re:Newton had a Prism; Linus, a Homonculus - BillEpstein 15:03:32 11/3/05 ( 0)

Cold Fusion anyone? - JKT 13:20:15 11/3/05 ( 1)

Re: Cold Fusion anyone? - no 11/3/05 14:06:23 11/3/05 ( 0)

Plate Tectonics - vettracer 12:43:45 11/3/05 ( 1)

Hindsight is so much more reliable than foresight. - Pat D 14:53:52 11/3/05 ( 0)

How about this... - Chris_F 12:34:36 11/3/05 ( 0)

How about an Asteroid killed the Dinosaurs - Robert Hamel 12:32:05 11/3/05 ( 7)

"Laughing"..... - Todd Krieger 12:57:09 11/3/05 ( 3)
- Check the link - Robert Hamel 14:37:15 11/3/05 ( 1)
  - Check this link - LesF 15:33:40 11/3/05 ( 0)
- Re: "Laughing"..... - Steve Eddy 14:06:32 11/3/05 ( 0)
How about cold fusion? nt - Chris_F 12:38:13 11/3/05 ( 2)
- more of a case of fraud... - richardl 13:23:50 11/3/05 ( 1)
  - Exactly. nt - Chris_F 16:03:35 11/3/05 ( 0)

OK, how about this one?... - Wellfed 11:35:05 11/3/05 ( 35)

Reminds me of my "green pen period" - Dave Pogue 03:39:06 11/4/05 ( 3)
- Re: "I'm not under any illusion that I could detect any of them..." - geoffkait 06:06:42 11/4/05 ( 2)
  - Geoff, I wear your criticism of my hearing ... - Dave Pogue 06:55:38 11/4/05 ( 1)
    - Re: criticism of my hearing ... - geoffkait 07:15:30 11/4/05 ( 0)
Re: Damn straight and it applies to all of life: can you name an activity.... - Guy 02:42:02 11/4/05 ( 0)
Re: OK, how about this one?... - Steve Eddy 14:14:41 11/3/05 ( 2)
- I got a philosophy... - Wellfed 14:21:53 11/3/05 ( 1)
  - Careful, could be placebo - Chris_F 16:13:04 11/3/05 ( 0)
Here's a possible explanation... - mkuller 12:48:57 11/3/05 ( 2)
- With this type of tweak I usually just go with my gut feeling if there's any doubt... - Wellfed 14:16:29 11/3/05 ( 0)
- Re: Here's a possible explanation... - john curl 14:09:28 11/3/05 ( 0)
DBT - Chris_F 12:39:51 11/3/05 ( 1)
- Re: DBT - bjh 12:48:58 11/3/05 ( 0)
You subscription renewal is past due! - Descartes Weekly 12:25:56 11/3/05 ( 4)
- Cogito ergo sum?... - Wellfed 14:06:50 11/3/05 ( 3)
  - Tweakus Fidelis. - bwkendall 19:26:14 11/3/05 ( 2)
    - Even better... - Wellfed 08:23:54 11/4/05 ( 1)
      - Glad to hear that. - bwkendall 10:00:45 11/4/05 ( 0)
Good lord!!! - bjh 12:12:29 11/3/05 ( 10)
- Re: Good lord!!! - john curl 14:11:25 11/3/05 ( 8)
  - Re: Good lord!!! - Byrd69 03:47:46 11/4/05 ( 1)
    - We ARE able to look beyond flaws... - Wellfed 08:48:39 11/4/05 ( 0)
  - Aaaahummmm... - Waldteufel 22:01:09 11/3/05 ( 0)
  - Re: Good lord!!! - andy_c 21:03:05 11/3/05 ( 1)
    - Re: Good lord!!! Excellent points. - Guy 02:46:18 11/4/05 ( 0)
  - Re: Good lord!!! - bjh 15:07:50 11/3/05 ( 2)
    - Re: Good lord!!! - john curl 17:17:17 11/3/05 ( 1)
      - Re: Good lord!!! - bjh 19:33:47 11/3/05 ( 0)
- Tweaking is my bag baby... - Wellfed 13:56:42 11/3/05 ( 0)
What's the difference? It's not hard to figue out.... - Audiopolous 12:03:30 11/3/05 ( 0)
Re: OK, how about this one?... - Steph�n 11:56:42 11/3/05 ( 4)
- Could be, but... - Wellfed 14:00:25 11/3/05 ( 0)
- Who knows what lurks in the hearts and minds of men?... nt - clarkjohnsen 13:25:17 11/3/05 ( 2)
  - The shadow. nt - markrohr 03:57:40 11/4/05 ( 0)
  - Naysayers. They know all, and they can prove it, too. (nt) - Todd B. 17:28:33 11/3/05 ( 0)