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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
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Subject: Newman, Edison, Velikovsky
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Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 02:44:20 EST
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> That Newman has no formal training means that he is unlikely to know
> what to say to get the attention of trained scientists.  It is the
> duty of the scientists to say "If you want to convince me of that,
> this is what you'll have to do."...

Not fair.  Scientists, in general, don't have the time or the reason to
guide everyone with no formal training through learning whatever scientific
principles are needed.  It would be fairer to say that it is Newman's duty
to say, "What do I need to do to convince you of ?..."  At the least,
get the ball in Newman's court to start with; it's HIS machine after all.

>...The scientific establishment makes
> an ass of itself when it gets angry about people like Velikovsky
> and Newman...

I objected before when someone tried to make some comparison between Newman
and Edison.  I object now to grouping Newman and Velikovsky together.  For
all we can tell so far, Newman may be nothing more than misguided.
Velikovsky has shown himself to be a charlatan of the first order--and a
nasty one at that.  The scientific establishment has ample reason to be
angry with him; they've got to deal with the crap he's slinging.
-- 
Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
   ...At last it's the real thing...or close enough to pretend.