[WorkingClassFilth]

It seems to me that the fact that he got out there with a contrarian explanation at a time when uniformitarianism reigned was just too radical for establishment thinkers. No doubt he had a few wild and wooleys, but at least give the man credit for calling the fundamental mechanics what they were/are. When you reflect on it, even hallowed science, in every epoch, essentially pulls their theories out of their butts, too - though highly educated butts they may be.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"It seems to me that the fact that he got out there with a contrarian explanation at a time when uniformitarianism reigned was just too radical for establishment thinkers."

But his claims were all garbage. They have not panned out. At all. He did no research, made no observations.

"No doubt he had a few wild and wooleys, but at least give the man credit for calling the fundamental mechanics what they were/are."

He got the mechanics completely wrong. What was he right about? Nothing.

"When you reflect on it, even hallowed science, in every epoch, essentially pulls their theories out of their butts, too - though highly educated butts they may be."

No, they do nothing of the sort. They make observations and test their claims against the evidence. Velikovsky did nothing of the sort. He made things up based on a crappy reading of ancient myths. He was a loon.