From the article: >'Some assertions at the time, along the lines of “I knew it was nonsense,” scarcely exhibited the openness to surprise on which science depe

From the article: >'Some assertions at the time, along the lines of “I knew it was nonsense,” scarcely exhibited the openness to surprise on which science depends.' I felt this was a very important message in the article that could be useful in many more areas of life than cold fusion research or even application of the scientific method. I do agree that people shouldn't be selling half-baked ideas, but I also know that often, funding is a necessary requirement for scientific breakthroughs. So while I agree my mother shouldn't be investing her savings in such things, I don't want to dissuade other types of informed investors from pitching in.