At 01:35 PM 9/29/2009, you wrote:
I'll bet if you contacted those people today (the ones still alive),
you would find they have not learned a thing about cold fusion and
they would not change a word of their endorsements.
Unless you could approach them in a way likely to generate rapport,
and discuss the issues in detail, perhaps following the approach of
someone you love to hate, Hoffmann. It's not impossible, but, yes, it
can be very difficult.
On the other hand, if you know someone who knows one of them well,
and you can approach this second person and have that conversation,
it might be possible.