[shunyadragon]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (glenn_w_l,)
It's not always just about money... Science has its own politics too.
The 'greenhouse effect' came into prominence in the '60s when venus was found to have a much higher surface temperature than had been expected or predicted by scientists. At that time a group of prominent scientists headed by Harlow Shapely of Harvard were busy debunking Immanual Velikovsky, one of whose predictions had been a high Cytherean temperature. A 'scientific' explanation was needed fast to prevent Velikovsky's supporters from chalking up a victory.
Thus we were lumped with the 'greenhouse effect', which then somehow migrated from venus' to our own atmosphere.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

Valokovsky is greatest April fools joke in history. A close second is the story you can see the Great Wall and the pyramids from space.

The best April fools jokes are when you convince a lot of people something is true when it is totally foolish and rediculous to the point that it is impossible. The story that Einstein supported Valikovsky's claims rates as one of the top foolish stories since Nixon claimed he was innocent.