The point has been well made that "I suppose my equivocating detractors will attempt more character assassination..." is inaccurate – it's been more a case of suicide. But I have to tell you the repeated use of the word 'attempt' really hurt.

But I'm prepared to try and rise above it by testing the hypothesis, above, that "Debating anything with you is pointless."

Here is a suggested methodology:

I have read "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe" by Harrit et. al. (have you?) and have a number of issues with it, but I think its title is very cleverly worded. Doesn't actually say nano-thermite. Does it?

Once you have, and also read 'Why Did the World Trade Center Collapse? Science, Engineering, and Speculation' by Thomas W. Eagar and Christopher Musso published in JOM the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society and explained why you think their analysis is wrong – I'll debate the two issues with you.

My prediction is the hypothesis will be validated.

In case any readers think this is an attempt to hijack this RFID thread, Arjay – remember you started it.

Seems like it's anything goes on this thread at the moment...so I thought Id fill you in on my reading of "The Fabric of the Cosmos".

Did you know that there is actually a planet called "Arjay" located in the nebula Beatrix Potter. Apparently it's behaviour is somewhat erratic and it often spins so uncontrollably that it ends up entangled in its own ring (which is apparently made up of random chunks of conspiracy theory). Radio telescopes have detected garbled waves of abuse emanating from this planet - but scientists have put it down to attention seeking.

OUG

Just thought I'd let you know that despite 1,520,000 Google hits for antichrist+ufo+melbourne I made it into the city and back wihout being kidnapped by an antichrist piloted UFO.

Hope my luck holds tomorrow.

Incidentally Arjay, OUG

Whenever I see something that looks a bit suspect I rely on two marvellous websites:

http://www.snopes.com

http://www.factcheck.org/

To see what Snopes has to say about your topic, Arjay, see:

Microchip off the Block

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/microchip.asp

Do yourselves both a favour and do some fact checking before posting nonsense.

Thanks for the link Steven, never know why but it was my first visit to the site.
Will not be the last.
Waiting to be informed it is a fraud site!

Belly

Snopes and Factcheck are not hoax sites.

And, in a different sort of way, neither is Borowitz.

See eg:

http://www.borowitzreport.com/2012/03/14/a-response-from-goldman-sachs/