Al wrote:
As far as I know, Barry hasn't gone so far as to invent a callender and decide what year will be "Year 1" on Mars. Nor has he taken a Shuttle Derieved Booster and called it the "Shuttle D"...

Alex writes:
The point being what? That his theories positing that the center of the Earth contains a massive black hole, that biological extinctions are due to infectious meteorites, etc. are more legitimate than the examples you cite?

Al wrote:
Also, it matters not what the "scientific" community thinks because what I am refering to here is Political and public opinion.

Alex writes:
Fine. Since I'm only concerned about legitimate science, I'll let the politicians and public worry about him and his claims for now, and given the limited attention span and general scientific illiteracy of both groups, I'll just sit back and wait until they come calling on the "scientific" community for its opinion.

Al wrote:
Not my Discussion Group.

Alex writes:
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with your group. Could you post a link?

Alex R. Blackwell
University of Hawaii