On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 4:05:03 AM UTC-4, David Mitchell wrote:
I have every sympathy with Alistair on this. Science, physics, whatever have their place and can't be argued with on this issue. (But should really, as that's what science is about).

However, sometimes in life there are ways of explaining things that challenge the accepted definition and I totally understand his point and it's actually a very interesting idea. Wrong but interesting. But it actually gets the point across well.

Scientists will not comprehend that at all, but those with open minds will get it.

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With respect, I cannot agree at all the scientists do not have open minds. They have to.

I don't agree either that "cold radiation" communicates anything well either! As it does not exist it muddles the matter, IMHO, by introducing an unnecessary concept, and I think that Alistair is actually proposing a new radiation paradigm rather than finding a way to describe what already exists.


Stephen
Indianapolis IN