...You make arguments about what can or cannot be attributed to weather, but you do so in a limited context. For instance, you do not seem to consider weather modification tactics; or, for that matter, the subject of energy weapons, which is the real claim made by Dr. Wood, as I understand it.
I didn't consider "weather modification tactics" because I have never seen any evidence at all that such a thing is possible. And if it were possible, it would certainly not be done through magnetism, as Dr. Wood implies. The fact that she apparently believes that there's a connection between magnetism and the weather indicates a rather large scientific blind spot -- one that must be factored in when considering her other ideas. As for the DEW, I've addressed that in my other comments.
...The above, and in particular that part that states "Dr. Wood's DEW theory does not make any sense" is based on a misapprehension of what Dr. Wood has actually done and said.
I don't believe it is. I have laid out my scientific objections to the existence of a DEW with the capabilities Dr. Wood theorizes. Others may disagree with me of course, but I don't think my thinking is entirely unsound.
...You presume she has a theory. I am not aware that she has a theory as she only presents evidence and an analysis of the evidence. Forensic science is not about producing a theory; it’s about determining what happened.
I believe her suggestion that the WTC was brought down by a DEW certainly qualifies as a "theory."
...I might add that the problem here may be as old as the divergence between Aristotle on the one hand, Plato on the other. For Aristotle, reality was empirically derived, based on what could be sensed; i.e., seen and heard for the most part because that is how humans sense reality. For Plato, the role of internal knowledge, based on deduction, was given primacy.
Interesting point. I believe that scientific inquiry should incorporate both: deduction based on empirical evidence.
...I think one thing can be said with high accuracy:
The work done by Dr. Wood is highly empirical, it is based to a very large extent on the record of what was seen. Hence, the super-abundance of photographic data. Seeing is believing, right?
Here we appear to diverge. Photographic data is only one part of the evidence (albeit certainly an important one). There are many limitations to photographic evidence, far too many to list briefly. In addition, photographic evidence is highly subject to misinterpretation.
...It also presumes too much, in my opinion, for you to make a claim about "what she can or cannot explain?" Similarly, it is an oxymoron to state, as you have done, that “evidence” is “based on bogus science”?
I stand by my statement. Believing that there's a connection between magnetism and the Earth's weather is certainly bogus science.
...Evidence is evidence. You can analyze it, ignore it, form conclusions about it, form opinions about it, but you cannot PRODUCE evidence FROM opinions.
I'm in complete agreement! The fact is, I use the word "evidence" very loosely when I refer to the material Dr. Wood has put forth in support of her DEW theory (or suggestion or idea, or whatever one may prefer to call it). I would not call what she has offered up as "evidence" of anything; at best it's a small collection of random facts that she attempts to connect through what I consider very faulty reasoning and scientific misunderstanding. I called this "evidence" only out of respect to Dr. Wood.
...If you have formed your own opinion about what happened based on reviewing the evidence and if your opinion contradicts the evidence, it is not the evidence that is wrong; it’s his own opinion that is wrong. Evidence cannot be wrong. It can be wrongly interpreted, to be sure; and it can be incomplete...
I am in complete agreement.
...the issue of incompleteness applies in spades to the official attempts to explain 9/11; yet, debunkers seem willing, on a grand scale, to overlook that incompleteness, even though the incompletness factor has been openly acknowledged, admitted and otherwise disclosed.
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not agree. To echo your own words, I believe you have seriously misinterpreted the evidence to come up with the preceding conclusion. (And to be fair, I recognize you'd probably say the same about me, which is fine.)
...In short, permit me to suggest you would benefit from reading Dr. Wood’s book so that you might know what she does or does not present in it with a greater degree of accuracy than you currently possess.
I am familiar with Dr. Wood's work and ideas. I have not, however, read her book. I recognize that this leaves me vulnerable to the charge that I really don't understand what she's trying to say, a charge that may have some merit -- perhaps there are very valid ideas hidden within it.
But I
can say that a DEW cannot have possibly brought down the WTC. I can further say that there is no connection between magnetism and the weather. I can say there is no evidence that a DEW capable of destroying a large building exists, nor is there evidence that Earth's weather can be controlled. These aren't opinions; they are based on basic scientific truths. And if Dr. Wood disagrees, I'm afraid it speaks rather poorly of her scientific credibility.