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The Electrician
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It would be interesting if you would press him on this point.
By adopting the notion that "...it cannot be calculated...", he puts himself in a position where there is nothing more to say to him.
But, if his theory is to be considered a good theory, it must be falsifiable:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsify
Ask him what would be a simple test to show the truth of his assertion that charging a capacitor loses 50% of the energy, no matter what method is used. It should be a test that he admits will show a failure of his theory if the theory is wrong.
Ask if a simple series circuit of diode, resistor (small one), inductor and capacitor will exhibit the 50% loss.
If he says yes, then ask what measurements should be made in performing the experiment.
And, if he says something like "I don't need to prove anything; I know it works", then we see that he is being just as close-minded as the orthodox scientists he disparages.
By adopting the notion that "...it cannot be calculated...", he puts himself in a position where there is nothing more to say to him.
But, if his theory is to be considered a good theory, it must be falsifiable:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsify
Ask him what would be a simple test to show the truth of his assertion that charging a capacitor loses 50% of the energy, no matter what method is used. It should be a test that he admits will show a failure of his theory if the theory is wrong.
Ask if a simple series circuit of diode, resistor (small one), inductor and capacitor will exhibit the 50% loss.
If he says yes, then ask what measurements should be made in performing the experiment.
And, if he says something like "I don't need to prove anything; I know it works", then we see that he is being just as close-minded as the orthodox scientists he disparages.
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