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catastrophism
by Richard Metzger - February 26, 2001

Immanuel Velikovsky's castastrophic theories of Earth's ancient geological history detailed in such works as Worlds in Collision and Ages in Chaos, have come back into vogue recently due to the nerve wracking trajectory of certain large celestial bodies. Was our planet shaped by a hailstorm of meteorites and cosmic debris? Is this what caused the sudden Ice Age and the extinction of the dinosaurs? The emerging science of catastrophism based on the pioneering work of Velikovsky purports to answer these questions as well as lend credence to Old Testament mysteries such as the parting of the Red Sea and the Great Flood.

Aeon: A Journal of Myth and Science
The official site for Aeon, a journal devoted to Catastrophism and Forbidden Archaeology.

The Anomalist
The Anomalist explores the mysteries of science, nature and history. "Mystery surrounds us."

An Antidote to Velikovskian Delusions
Those guys at Skeptic magazine really know how to piss on somebody's parade!

Immanuel Velikovsky
From The Skeptic's Dictionary comes this refutation of Immanuel Velikovsky's theories.

Pseudohistory
From The Skeptic's Dictionary comes this refutation of pseudohistory, which treats myths and legends as literal historical truths.

Velikovsky, Fundamentalism, And The Revised Chronology
Clark Whelton's well argued thesis paper asserting that controversial scientist Immanuel (Worlds in Collision) Velikovsky's theories may be tainted by "hidden fundamentalism." Not to say Velikovsky's overall theories about global disasters were wrong, merely off by several centuries due to tailoring of his time line to coincide with Biblical accounts.

Catastrophe... Blasphemy.