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From: pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M Koloc)
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Subject: Re: Velikovsky, Einstein and peers
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 06:17:25 EST
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> 
> Ah, but Einstein didn't miss much.  You might count his
> position on indeterminism in quantum theory against him,
> although his best objections have never been answered to my
> satisfaction, and perhaps even his work toward the unified
> field theory (although that is my specialty and I think he
> knew what he was doing there). 

In other words he understood what he didn't do, which admittedly
goes quit beyond the fruits (no pun intended) of current endeavors. 

> The process of peer review and refereed publication is 
                                 ^^^^^^^^                                 
refried?
> certainly not ideal, but it is better than the obvious 
> alternatives.  If someone has a really good idea how 
> potentially valuable ideas can filter through the system 
> using some other approajch, it would be quite a service 
> to explain how.  (Il Nuovo Cimento is one journal that 
> publishes more speculative papers, but even it uses peer 
> review to keep out obvious trash.  I have no special 
> love for the process, which rejected my anti-tachyon 
> paper due to being reviewed by people whose funding was for
> pro-tachyon research, but I see the necessity for something
> of the sort.)
> 

Perhaps you have answered your own query.  Set aside a 
modest but siqnificant number of articles in each of 
all journals for such speculative work, and in addition 
establish a journal for exclusive publications of such 
speculative or controversial works, and finally, establish 
rules of publication which require the disclosure of 
"conflicts of interest" to the editor (requester of review). 
Conflicts of interest would include association with groups,
institutes or individuals being supported by your same source of
funds. 

And finally, if all else fails, publish your work in 
net.physics under the name of I. Velikovsky.   :-)

PS.  I just saw my buddy Eugene Velikov in a Russian Press
Conference from Geneva.  He's on the Russian disarmament
committee!  Polish those amazing brass balls, Gene.

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