Planetary Chauvinism

rmenich@... wrote:
Monart Pon wrote,
"The human species has survived many "accidents" and catastrophesin the
past, from the World Wars of the last century, to the Plague inmedieval Europe,
to the planetary collisions of Mars and Venus in 1500 BC, describedby
Immanuel Velikovsky."

What respected astronomer believes that Mars and Venus collied? Give me
a break. No, I don't believe that aliens built thepyramids, either!
Einstein, who was more than just a "respected astronomer", was a friendand colleague of Velikovsky, and believed that Velikovsky's theories wereworthy of serious study. Your bringing in the authority of "respected astronomers"makes me wonder: Have you read any of Velikovsky's books first-hand orstudied the history of the irresponsible and unscientific manner in whichthe "respected astronomers", including Sagan, had treated Velikovsky'sheavily documented theories and validated predictions? And what relevancedoes your not believing that "aliens built the pyramids" (neither do I)have here, except as an example of your attempt to use the fallacy of intimidationas an argument.
Monart
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