[net.philosophy] Velikovsky and reasoning

rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (09/14/85)

> "The semidiurnal changes in barometric pressure are not explainable
> by the mechanistic principles of gravitation and the heat effect of
> solar radiation."  This illustrates a favorite technique of
> Velikovsky's:  he mentions something that is not yet completely
> explained and asserts, without justification, that the phenomenon in
> question can *never* be explained in accordance with accepted
> theories, ...  [CARNES]

I just thought that this passage was relevant to certain discussions in this
newsgroup.
-- 
Meanwhile, the Germans were engaging in their heavy cream experiments in
Finland, where the results kept coming out like Swiss cheese...
				Rich Rosen 	ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr