>People are so willing to try to find meaning in something that they did
>not personally witness - and I find that highly disturbing. Trying to
>apply explanations to events which did not occur in our lifetime is
>pointless. If there is a proven effect that can be associated with this
>event - great - let's hear about it; otherwise it's just pure speculation.
>I hate speculation -- it drowns the mind.
>snip<
Hello Hexslinger,
sorry, I just could'nt let this pass without comment.
I am presently almost exclusively directing my energies towards attempting
to understand/reproduce Bessler's wheel. This fellow produced his devices
in the early 1700's. All I have to work with are the various documents
relating to his work and my own powers of SPECULATION, combined with
experiment and open enquiry. Trying to apply explanations to the nature of
Bessler's wheel mechanism, which I obviously did not personally witness,
does not have the effect of drowning my mind, and I do not see it as
pointless. On the contrary, speculation can be part of a positive and
creative process in the quest for discovery.
Why is it that you can not accept (apparently) that there are as many ways
of doing something as there are people? IMHO, being highly opinionated is
fine, but not at the expense of an open mind. I am not questioning your
beliefs or opinions, but please don't beat us over the head with them - I
find THAT highly disturbing!
Bill.