Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site leadsv.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!cae780!leadsv!morse From: morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse) Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: Re: catastrophic evolution - reply to Bill Jefferys Message-ID: <551@leadsv.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 19:21:32 EDT Article-I.D.: leadsv.551 Posted: Wed Aug 7 19:21:32 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 03:54:37 EDT References: <365@imsvax.UUCP> Organization: Lockheed, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 12 At least Velikovsky had one inkling of a good notion, that of evolutionary change coming from catastrophe. If present theories are to be believed, mammals never would have gained dominance over this planet, had it not been for the catastrophe (comet collision, asteroid collision) some 65 million years ago that all but wiped out the great reptiles. As for the rest of his assertions, they are just too wild and unsubstantiated for any serious scientist to believe. -- Terry Morse (408)743-1487 { seismo!nsc!cae780 } | { sun!sunncal } !leadsv!morse