[Johnny B.]

At this point I think it’s inductively obvious that Rossi has a Diploma Mill degree from Kensington. He brushed it off by saying it’s an honorary degree, but that strikes me as bowl sheet.

So, you admit that he's lying about his credentials, but you have no trouble believing everything he says about his E-Cat, even though, when you eliminate Rossi's unsubstantiated claims, there's nothing left.

I guess denial is as powerful a force as greed.

[Kevmo]

So, you admit that he’s lying about his credentials, but you have no trouble believing everything he says about his E-Cat,
***Wrong again. If it were only Rossi’s claims, I’d toss them like yesterday’s garbage. But there are others involved, such as Focardi who has been well known in LENR circles. And there’s Levi, who was a skeptic looking to make sure that Unibo did not get caught in a fraud.

even though, when you eliminate Rossi’s unsubstantiated claims, there’s nothing left.
***Straw argument. Rossi’s claims are substantiated. For this to be a fraud, a bunch of others would have to be in on it. It becomes an untenable conspiracy theory.

I guess denial is as powerful a force as greed.
***I guess you can lead a horse to the water of inductive reasoning but you can’t make him drink from it.