In this corner, science…

On Wednesday, March 30, a scientist and friend of mine, David Morrison, will "debate" one James McCanney, who is neither a scientist nor a friend of mine. The topic will be the claims of Immanuel Velikovsky, and the "debate" will air on the Coast to Coast AM radio show. Morrison is an expert in astrobiology and many other fields of astronomy, and is well-known and respected in the scientific community. McCanney, on the other hand, believes in so many impossible things he could give the Queen of Hearts a run for her money. I talk all about this guy on my web page debunking his claims. Comets are hot, comets are as big as planets, the Sun has nuclear fusion on its surface and not in its core, and lots of other silliness. McCanney is a believer in a modified version of Velikovsky's claims, which are already so silly that ...