The Vindication of Velikovsky

On Thurs., 16 Oct 2003 04:09:41, Ed Conrad
wrote, "The Vindication
of Velikovsky," now adds some fuel to the
fire of the Scientific Establishment's deceit,
deception, collusion and conspiracy that was
used to slander a good man's name:


In 1963, the editors of American Behavioral Scientist
magazine were convinced of the merits of Dr. Immanuel
Velikovsky's science -- contained in "Worlds in Collision"
and "Earth in Upheaval," published in the early 1950s --
and were aware of the mushroom cloud of denial that
had been generated from within the scientific community.

The editors considered these events to be of major
importance to the history of science.

Therefore, they displayed tremendous courage by devoting
their September 1963 issue to defending Velikovsky.

It contained three papers dealing with the Velikovsky
controversy -- by Ralph Juergens, Livio Stecchini and
publisher Alfred de Grazia, as well as a paper submitted
by Velikovsky himself.

Three years later -- in 1966 -- this edition of American
Behavioral Scientist wound up as a hard-cover book entitled
"The Velikovsky Affair: The Warfare of Science and Scientism,"
edited by de Grazia and published by University Books Inc.,
New Hyde Park, N.Y.

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"THE VELIKOVSKY AFFAIR"
Foreward
(By Alfred de Grazia)

In 1950, a book called "Worlds in Collision," by Dr.
Immanuel Velikovsky, gave rise to a controversy in scientific
and intellectual circles about scientific theories and
the sociology of science.

Dr. Velikovsky's historical and cosmological concepts,
bolstered by his acknowledged scholarship, constituted
a formidable assault on certain established theories
of astronomy, geology and historical biology, and on
the heroes of those sciences.

Newton, himself, and Darwin were being challenged, and
indeed the general orthodoxy of an ordered universe.

The substance of Velikovsky's ideas is briefly presented
in the first chapter of this book.

What must be called the scientific establishment rose
in arms, not only against th new Velikovsky theories
but against the man himself. Efforts were made to block
dissemination of Dr. Velikovsky's ideas, and even to punish
supporters of his investigations.

Universities, scientific societies, publishing houses,
the popular press were approached and threatened;
social pressures and professional sanctions were invoked
to control public opinion.

There is no doubt that in a totalitarian society, not only
would Dr. Velikovsky's reputation have been at stake, but
also his right to pursue his inquiry, and perhaps his own
personal safety.

As it was, the "establishment" succeeded in building
a wall of unfavorable sentiment around him: to thousands
of scholars the name of Velikovsky bears the taint of fantasy,
science-fiction and publicity.

He could not be suppressed entirely. In the next few years
Velikovsky published three more books. He carried on a large
correspondence. And he was helped by friends and by a large
general public composed of persons outside the establishments
of science.

The probings of spacecraft tended to confirm -- never to
disprove -- his arguments.

Eventually, the venomous aspects of the controversy,
the efforts at suppression, the campaign of vilification
loomed almost as large, in their consequences to science,
as the original issue.

Social scientists, who had been generally aware of Dr.
Velikovsky's work, now found themselves in the thick
of the conflict.

The involvement of the social and behavioral sciences in the
scientific theories of Velikovsky was higher than had been earlier
appreciated.

The social sciences are the basis of Velikvsky's work: despite
his proficiency in the natural sciences, it is by the use
of the methodology of social science that Velikovsky launched
his challenge to accepted cosmological theories.

No one pretends that this method is adequate. New forms of
interdisciplinary research are needed to wed -- for example,
the study of myth with the study of meteorities.

Nor does one have to agree that Velikovsky is the greatest
technician of mythology, even while granting his great
conceptual and synthesizing powers.

Whatever the scientific substance, the controversy inself
could not be avoided or dismissed by behavioral science.

The problem of science is one of the agitating problems
of the twentieth century. The issues are clear: Who
determines scientific truth?

Who are its high priests, and what is their warrant?
How do they establish their canons? What effects do
they have on the freedom of inquiry, and on public interest?

In the end, some judgment must be passed upon the behavior
of the scientific world and, if adverse, some remedies must
be proposed . . .

It is our hope that the publication of these papers in the present
volume (a revised and enlarged version) will make it less easy
for Velikovsky's new work to be suppressed, or lightly dismissed.

We hope, too, that they will help scientists and interested
laymen everywhere to rehearse the problems and to reform
the errors of the vast enterprise of science.

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Editorial Comment:
(Sadly, things haven't changed --
undoubtedly only gotten worse --
in the past 50 years. -- Ed Conrad)

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EVIDENCE OF A HORRIFIC CATASTROPHE
Petrified Bones, Teeth and Soft Organs
(Some Human) Found Between Coal Veins

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HUMAN SKULLS, etc., AS OLD AS COAL

This is the boulder containing a complete human skull.
Testing has confirmed the presence of Haversian canals
and American Medical Laboratories discovered it
ontains dried blood.

http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Petrified/skullb.jpg

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ANOTHER, FOUND A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY

http://www.edconrad.com/images/z11calv.jpg
http://www.edconrad.com/images/krogwskull.jpg

Wilton Krogman, one of the world's foremost experts
on human anatomy, holds what he had identified as
a petrified human calvarium, a skull with the eye
sockets broken off, that was discovered between
Pennsylvania's anthracite veins. He is shown at his
desk at the Cooper Clinic in Lancaster, Pa., where
moments later he beckoned a colleague -- a medical
doctor -- to examine "the oldest human skull ever
found."

A CATscan was performed on this specimen with
favorable results.

http://www.edconrad.com/images/catcalv.jpg

Meanwhile, Haversian canals were identified in the
cell structue, the tell-tale sign of bone. And dried
blood was found on the specimen during testing at
American Medical Laboratories in Chantilly, Va.

This is the official report from AML which had
erformed Calculus Analysis by Crystallography.
The final report, dated April 21, 2000, was issued
by Dr. Nathan Sherman, director of laboratories.

"The specimen consists of 1 irregularly
shaped, brown calculus weighing less
than 0.0010 grams and measuring 1X1X0.5
mm. No nidus is observed. The calculi
indicates a composition of dried blood
intermingled with a few small crystals
resembling calcium oxalate dihydrate."

http://www.edconrad.com/images/z12calv.jpg

http://www.edconrad.com/images/z13cav.jpg

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OTHER PETRIFIED BONES, TEETH AND
SOFT ORGANS FOUND BETWEEN COAL VEINS

Here'sa petrified human femur still embedded in slate.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Petrified/z8femur.jpg

Here's a petrified human finger, with fingernail:
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/FINGER/MVC-008S.JPG
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/FINGER/MVC-011S.JPG

Here's a petrified human toe (with toe nail), found
only 10-15 feet from the petrified finger.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Au29/MVC-017S.JPG

Here are the petrified human finger and the petrified
human toe shown together.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Au29/MVC-016S.JPG

Here's the specimen that Krogman identified as a tibia
It contains Haversian canals, proof of bone, and dried
blood was found on it during testing at American Medical
Laboratories. This is the specimen that was fraudulently
tested by Andrew MacRae who produced microscopic photos
of the cell structure of a rock on the false pretext
that he was showing the cell structure of this specimen.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Petrified/newtibia.jpg

Here's a petrified human mandible (frontal).
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Newpix5/MVC-002S.JPG

Here's a portion of a human mandible (side).
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Bones/MVC-006S.JPG

Here's a giant petrified tooth.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Petrified/1tooth.jpg

Here's a petrified dinosaur foot still embedded in slate.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Newpix3/z3dino.jpg

Here's a petrified fetus of some large animal.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Petrified/MVC-013F.JPG

Here's another petrified fetus, still embedded in slate.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Day/MVC-005S.JPG

Here are several views of portion of a giant prehistoric
scorpion
identified as such by Krogman.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Scorpion/MVC-001S.JPG
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Scorpion/MVC-010S.JPG
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Scorpion/MVC-020S.JPG

Here's a photo of the same portion of a petrified giant
scorpion -- found 22 years ago -- alongside one found just
weeks ago.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/SCORPIONS/MVC-039S.JPG

Here are two views of a piece of wood that appears to have
been handcarved for use as a tool or a weapon.
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Tool/MVC-003S.JPG
http://www.edconrad.com/ebay/Tool/MVC-005S.JPG

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LATEST DISCOVERIES: NEW Petrified Human Finger, Thumb

http://mysite.verizon.net/edconrad/O11/MVC-038S.JPG
http://mysite.verizon.net/edconrad/O11/MVC-037S.JPG

Ed Conrad
http://www.edconrad.com

Man as Old as Coal (and the Pseudos sure as hell know it)

"Ed Conrad" wrote in message
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On Thurs., 16 Oct 2003 04:09:41, Ed Conrad
wrote, "The Vindication
of Velikovsky," now adds some fuel to the
fire of the Scientific Establishment's deceit,
deception, collusion and conspiracy that was
used to slander a good man's name:


In 1963, the editors of American Behavioral Scientist
magazine were convinced of the merits of Dr. Immanuel
Velikovsky's science -- contained in "Worlds in Collision"
and "Earth in Upheaval," published in the early 1950s --
and were aware of the mushroom cloud of denial that
had been generated from within the scientific community.

I know if I wanted to get an opinion on a theory about planetary objects
colliding, a Behavioural Scientist is the first place I'd go!!!
Now if you will excuse me, I am off to my plumber to get this nasty rash
looked at.

Man as Dumb as Coal