Germar Rudolf, Resistance Is Obligatory (2012; PDF-Datei

GERMAR RUDOLF, RESISTANCE IS OBLIGATORY
tion: can we determine whether Plato’s works are scientific in nature,
even though we know nothing about the author? Answer: Yes we can,
since the features of his work are determined by investigating the work,
not the author.
Ex. 2: Nicolaus Copernicus. From his foreword emerges a derogatory
attitude toward the Catholic Church, which contributed to his book
being censored. Question: Do Copernicus’ polemics harm the scientific
nature of his work? Answer: No, because first of all his polemics can be
justified, and second because the polemics have no effect on the work
itself and on the arguments. Arguments are what count, not political or
religious suspicions.
Ex.3: A hypothetical author writes a scientific book under a pseudonym.
The author remains unknown. Question: Can we determine
whether the book is scientific in nature? Answer: Yes we can, because
the question has nothing to do with the author.
Ex. 4: What would you do in order to determine the characteristics
of a Porsche 911? a) The Rudolf Method: buy and test drive a Porsche;
or b) the method of Judge Meinerzhagen and the prosecution: Put Wendelin
Wiedeking, the chairman of the Porsche Corporation, on the psychiatrist’s
couch and question him about psycho-social disruptions and
politico-religious anomalies? Or one could also argue in the style of
Judge Meinerzhagen that, because Wendelin Wiedeking is corpulent, he
is incapable of constructing sports cars?
The logic used by the Judge Meinerzhagen is just as conclusive as
the saying
At night it is colder than outside.
Entire categories of logic are being confused here. Of course there is
some connection between nighttime, colder, and outside; but it most
certainly doesn’t work the way I just expressed it. In the same way one
cannot transpose the – often only insinuated – characteristics of an author
linearly onto his works.
Summary
What Is Science?
There are no (final) judgments, but rather always only more or less
reliable (preliminary) pre-judgments.
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