I know a guy out here in Australia who did a real job on Searle. His
research ended with a visit to England to discuss matters with Searle
personally. To cut a long story short, this aquaintance could find
absolutely no evidence to back Searles claims. When given references by
Searle (various academics at a university) he was told by all of them that
they either did'nt know the man or that they thought his 'theories' were
rubbish. One reference given was a professional who Searle claimed was
involved in some aspect of the complex magnet fabrication process, when
followed up this reference thought it was all a joke! Anyway, Searle was
presented with all this and his response was 'tears and emotional
withdrawal'. Another research project ended.
Personally, I just can't understand how Searle can generate such a huge
following. There is zero evidence to support his claims and the evidence
provided (photo's etc.) are fabricated publicity material of 'what could be'.
A few years ago I spoke with Searle myself. From the statements and stories
floating around, it appears Searle claimed he had a small demonstration
magnet set some time ago that illustrated the fundimental concept of his
revolving magnets. I asked him about this and remarked that if he could
produce such a cheap demonstration of his principals then perhaps he'd have
more luck finding the million dollars or so that he was trying to raise at
the time. He smiled at me and walked away.
Regards, Bill.
>Apparently, Anders went to some length to investigate Searle's claims. Not
>suprisingly, he didn't find much, if anything, that could stand up to a
little
>objective scrutiny.
>
>Other opinions?
>
>JC Snooky