Poll
A poll in the March 1973 issues of Industrial Research magazine (now R&D Magazine), and published in June 1973, found:[1][2]
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1. Do you yourself believe in Velikovsky's theory of catastrophic upheavals in man's past?
2. Radical new ideas on how things are put together, whether within the atom or the cosmos, seem to come mainly from universities. Do these citadels of learning have a "lock" on such papers submitted to the scientific journals?
3. "Are the technical journals basically too conservative?"
4. Are they largely controlled by a hierarchal group that rejects papers which don't fit into the paradigm mold of current theory?
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5. Since over 50% of the huge volume of papers subitted are rejected by the science journals, do you think a significant number of meritorious contributions are thus "lost" to the scientific community?
6. *Velikovsky, among others, has never been allowed to publish in the "respectable" journals. Does this represent a basic flaw in the concept and functioning of these journals?"
7. Being a multidisciplinarian, Velikovsky, like the husband in the kitched, is considered an interloper. Does scholar almost have to get a Nobel Prize, before he can switch fields with his peers' approval?
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In his book, The Age of Velikovsky, author C.J. Ransom commented, "A poll of scientists and engineers conducted by Industrial Research indicated that of those replying, over 80% thought that Velikovsky's work deserved more attention."[3]
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www.velikovsky.info
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