Your angst is unwarranted, but to assure you of my good intentions, I am quite happy and willing to offer Don and any others a sincere apology for any offence caused due misinterpretation of my prose style or use of language.
I am sure that you are not suggesting that Professor Scott and yourself are unwilling to engage in questioning the fundamental assumptions of mainstream science?
Despite a considerable global effort to investigate and explain the mysteries of the universe, we are all here, discussing the dominance of scientific theories that date from 70 years ago or more. Being free from, or overcoming, indoctrinated agenda, we all here, have been able to recognise that electro-magnetic effects, made possible by the ubiquity of plasmas throughout the universe, have been dismissed, missed or misinterpreted by mainstream science in their efforts to prove the validity of their agendas. With that mainstream (funded) effort unwilling or unable to theorise beyond dictated parameters, it is left to us and others to search alternative routes to understanding. Some are interested most specifically by cosmological processes, others such as myself, are motivated by more fundamental questions.
Electro-magnetic theory has been in place, almost as is, since Maxwell. The subsequent discovery of the electron has not changed the theory, other than the electron being added-in post hoc, as the "flowing" thing that "carries" the "charge". Those wishing to reject or ignore the role of electrons, and take the stance that, "the fields were discovered first - so it is the fields that are important and not the electrons", are free to do so. My bald assertion is that the operation and behaviour of free-electrons is the driving mechanism responsible for all the phenomena associated with electro-magnetism. As part of declaring my thoughts and ideas on this matter it is inevitable that there will be voiced some criticism of theories that I see to be unsatisfactory in explaining those phenomena.
What is it then, that Maxwell is credited with discovering: in addition to his most excellent work to describe equationally the affects of electromagnetism, he also conjectured mathematically that IF there were such a thing as electromagnetic waves, although they had NOT been created or experimented with or detected in any way up to that point, that they would propagate at a speed that closely matched the then measurement of the speed of light. Subsequently, it has been more accurately established that light and electro-magnetic fields propagate at the same speed, that is, c. Also, thanks to the work of Young, there was already a vacancy waiting to be filled for a method of light wave propagation.
As an aside, did anyone notice that the fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) to the ISS is to be named in honour of Georges Lemaitre for his great contribution to expanding our knowledge of the universe. His solutions to Einstein's field equations implied that the universe was expanding - this theoretical vacancy was filled by Hubble's discovery of a cosmological redshift. Strangely enough, there are some that believe Big Bang Theory to be logically flawed. ATV-4 is to be named in honour of Albert Einstein. Strangely enough, there are some that believe his theories of relativity to be logically flawed. ATV-3 is to be named in honour of Edoardo Amaldi, an Italian physicist involved in the search for gravitational waves and anti-protons, which has become an important factor in determining details of the affects of supersymmetric dark matter particles in the galaxy or from the evaporation of primordial black holes. Strangely enough, there are some that believe the concepts of anti-protons, supersymmetry, dark matter and black holes to be logically flawed. ATVs are disposed of (burnt-up on re-entry) once they have outlived their usefulness.
It is also firmly established that electrons emit light (photons or waves or ?). Some allowance is also given for light of a nuclear origin - gamma rays from neutron decay - the beta particle (i.e. electron) is implied to be simply, coincidental. So, electrons "carry" charge, and electro-magnetic fields interact with charge carrying objects, and electrons emit light, and EM fields and light propagate at the same speed, but light is in no way affected by EM fields. Electrons are affected by EM fields, but light is not affected by EM fields.
Electricity, usually "conducted" by metals, involves free-electrons in some way, and can be used to generate light of all frequencies. Metals, with a sufficient availability of free-electrons, can be used to intercept light and convert it into an electrical signal, although light is not affected at all by electro-magnetic fields. Light does not interact with electromagnetic fields, but it does interact with atomic structures. In atomic structures it is the electrons that emit light. In metals, with an availability of free-electrons, the interaction of light may also produce an electrical signal.
To summarise:
Associated with charge: electrons, electro-magnetic fields
Associated with light: electrons
Associated with electro-magnetic fields: a "flow" of charge
Affected by electric fields: electrons, charged objects
Affected by magnetic fields: electrons, charged objects, magnetic objects, magnetisable objects
What types of materials "conduct" electricity: those with a higher availability of free-electrons
What types of materials emit light using electricity: those with a higher availability of free-electrons
What types of materials convert light to electricity: those with a higher availability of free-electrons
How do you generate a magnetic field: with an electrical current
In what type of material : those with a higher availability of free-electrons
Is light in any way affected by electric or magnetic fields?: No
Source of light emission: electrons
Speed of emission: c
Source of charge: electrons
Speed of electro-magnetic fields: c
How to generate E and B fields: electricity through a wire
Material used for wire: those with a higher availability of free-electrons
Materials to intercept and convert of light to electricity: those with a higher availability of free-electrons
Materials to conduct electricity: those with a higher availability of free-electrons
Is light in any way affected by electric or magnetic fields?: No
My addition to this mix is that I am unwilling to accept the unacceptable: action at a distance. If someone were to label this a bald assertion, then I would have no defence or argument with which to respond, since there would be no common ground for logical discourse. If anyone is happy to accept action at a distance as a scientific tool, then it is best for those persons to completely disregard my posts and papers, for it be will of no interest to them. My insistence that charge is emitted by electrons and not "carried" may be freely ignored by those content to accept action at a distance.
Having firmly established in my mind that action at a distance is the single most foolish and unscientific concept ever proposed in the history of human civilisation, I have proceeded to join the dots. Unfortunately, while attempting to join the dots to reveal a picture of the true fundamental nature of the universe, we do not have the benefit of having the dots numbered in sequence. As such, I have found it useful to engage with others who have a willingness to entertain alternative ideas, but at the same time, have a different set of experiences and perspectives. However, if you are unwilling to give space to dissenting or forcefully held opinions, then I am at your administrative mercy.
Michael

