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From: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: "light" gravity/ replies to Throop & Sonntag
Message-ID: <7112@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 18:58:29 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 18:58:29 1985
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Reply-To: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (Peter Reiher)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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In article <424@imsvax.UUCP> ted@imsvax.UUCP (Ted Holden) writes:
>    Finally, let me say that the evidence from the realm of mythology which
>supports the notion of our having once been a planet of Saturns is overwhelming.There is no question on this one, amongst those who have kept up with the 
>Velikovsky theories.  
>
This simply isn't true.  I have sent Mr. Holden references of people working
in the field of folklore and mythology who consider Velikovsky's interpretations
to be bat pucky.  Mr. Holden is merely using an old and dishonorable trick
of the Velikovskians.  When in the company of scientists, argue mythology.
When in the company of anthropologists, argue physics.  Even a cursory reading
of Velikovsky's works by someone with only a layman's interest in myth and
ancient history reveals laughable inaccuracies.  Only the fact that the net
is richer in experts in the physical sciences rather than myth and history
has prevented Velikovsky from being raked over those coals, as well.  I would
suggest that Mr. Holden keep quiet about this, or a true expert on ancient
cultures may get incensed enough to totally destroy this position, as well.
-- 
        			Peter Reiher
				reiher@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU
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