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From: rdp@teddy.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Joseph Newman's Energy Machine
Message-ID: <1453@teddy.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 11:28:07 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 18 11:28:07 1985
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Reply-To: rdp@teddy.UUCP (Richard D. Pierce)
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In article <387@aum.UUCP> freed@aum.UUCP (Erik Freed) writes:
>It seems to me that in the interest of *real* scientific objectivity that
>anyone who claims it to be a hoax should be able to back that claim up with
>scientific evidence. It seems reasonable that Mr Newman want the protection 
>of a patent before subjecting his invention to detailed public scrutiny. 
>I am kind of ashamed of the lack of *open-minded* scientific curiosity dis-
>played on this net over a fairly interesting phenomona. *WHETHER OR NOT* it
>is a hoax. Flames on everyone!
>-- 
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The burden of proof does not lie on the world to prove Mr. Newman wrong,
it lies on Mr. Newman and his supporters to prove themselves right. 
Similarily, I could claim that I saw a flotilla of flying saucers land
and disperse millions of aliens, which I single handedly killed and disposed
of the bodies. Now, who needs to prove what? Do you need to prove me wrong
or do I need to prove my ridiculous story is correct before you prove it
wrong.

Let's see what Mr. Newman has to say, sure. But his mere statement nor
its description in the press is insufficient proof of anything. If what he
is stating is true (800 percent efficiency), then the entire foundation
of physics is in serious jeoporady. Note that this violates, very clearly
the law of conservation of energy. 

Who his is director of engineering, Emanuel Velikovsky? :-)