A believer, huh? I gather you have also seen some "misses" by V as well? This Venus thing(amongst others?) someone else pointed out has been used to discredit most everything else he did apparently. What might I want to know about the "scientific community" that would lead them as a group to do this? Maybe I've led a sheltered life, but I can't conceive of this type behavior from trained "scientists". What have I missed?
Made some powerful enemies?
http://www.quantavolution.org/vol_15/velikovsky_affair_app2.htm
Ancient myths that were too terrible?
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/JNHDA/wic.htm
Maybe it was political? Observer article dated 1948!
http://www.varchive.org/obs/480223.htm