One should judge claims on solid evidence, but in choosing what claims
to judge given finite time and energy it is usually a good hint to
look for the "mad inventor style" and put such claims low on the
list. This style is surprisingly consistent between cases (there is a
psychological paper waiting to be written on this subject, that seems
certain).
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Anders Sandberg Towards Ascension! asa@nada.kth.se http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/ GCS/M/S/O d++ -p+ c++++ !l u+ e++ m++ s+/+ n--- h+/* f+ g+ w++ t+ r+ !y