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"The history of science is nothing if it is not supposition after supposition being overturned. That means the scientists in the status quo crowd have their heads up their butts and like the atmosphere."

No, it means nothing of the sort. As for Velikovsky, none of his ideas have been verified, even remotely.

"Sorry to say, but 'Science' is nothing more than another human agency and prone to hubris the same as any other."

And those who know very little of it will be easy marks for a conman like Velikovsky.

"Velikovsky promoted the idea of catastrophism in an era that rejected the premise."

He proposed specific things that were wild-ass fantasies. Catastrophism was not ruled out automatically; what was required was some evidence that the specific catastrophe had some basis in fact. None of Velikovsky's claims were based on fact. When real evidence of catastrophes has been presented, as in the event that killed the dinosaurs, it will get accepted, even if it takes a little time to digest. Velikovsky is not accepted by any sane scientist because none of his claims has a basis in fact.

He did make a lot of money though selling books to the scientifically illiterate.