(meteorobs) Repost- Clear evidence for Meteoroidejecta/outgassing.

[prospector at znet.com]

Chris,
   If researchers sometimes didn't ignore what others believed some
important discoveries would have taken much longer or never been
discovered. Larry could be all wrong, but if he gives up because
people here are against his ideas, then he has no chance of
making a possible breakthrough. Research often provides solutions to
questions that are not even asked or looked for, he should continue with his
ideas and research. Someone suggested to get data from NASA on some
look-down photos of big meteros, good idea. Sure like to see photos of
meteors from that perspective too.    Dave

Quoting Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>:

> Hi Dave-
>
> I think that's bad advice. If an idea won't hold up to scrutiny during
> development, a researcher is likely to waste a lot of time with it. Most
> of
> the best new ideas in science are at least modified during development
> due
> to input from others. If Larry (or anybody else) gets a serious objection
> posed to his methodology (such as "you can't compare intensities where
> the
> data is saturated), he at least has an opportunity to create a better
> test.
> Without feedback, that chance is lost, and the work proceeds with faulty
> input from early on. To treat such objections as some kind of personal
> attack makes no sense.
>
> Certainly, there's nothing remotely scientific about "stick[ing] with
> your
> beliefs" in the face of evidence to the contrary. That's pretty much the
> definition of pseudoscience.
>
> Chris
>
> *****************************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <prospector at znet.com>
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:18 AM
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Repost- Clear evidence for
> Meteoroidejecta/outgassing.
>
>
> > Larry,
> >
> >  Sometimes you just have to stick with your beliefs and stand in the
> > current. Scientists and others are often very skeptical of new ideas,
> but
> > with your ability to record meteors you have a better chance to build
> > proof. They do have all those other photos, but are they ALL showing
> what
> > they claim to show or are some of them proof of your idea? Maybe they
> are
> > too quick to explain and miss differences. Work quietly and write about
> it
> > some day.   Dave English
>
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