Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site phri.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!cubsvax!phri!fritz From: fritz@phri.UUCP Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: Re: Ted and Velikovsky Message-ID: <468@phri.UUCP> Date: Sun, 22-Sep-85 16:09:19 EDT Article-I.D.: phri.468 Posted: Sun Sep 22 16:09:19 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 10:06:40 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 24 Having been foolish enough to waste my time trying to beat some sense into the head of Ted Holden, and to demonstrate the impossibility of Velikovsky's ideas (I refuse to give them the benefit of the doubt and call them theories), and having seen the ridiculous replies that he has sent to me to rational questions (Such as asking him to explain the orbital mechanics that would allow Venus to change orbits several times, and still end up in a non-eccentric orbit, etc, etc), I have just one rhetorical question to pose to the net. Question: "Why is it that the only people who believe the codswhollop that is Velikovskyism are almost totally ignorant in all aspects of physics, biology, chemistry, and all other science?" My answer: While ignorance may or may not be bliss, IGNORANCE IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED TO BELIEVE VELIKOVSKY!!!!! Any other answers would be appreciated. Send all flames to ted. -- Dave Fritzinger, Public Health Research Institute, NY,NY {allegra!phri!fritz} "I think. I think I am. Therefore, I am,...I think." Moody Blues Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com