RE: Petersen's Book

Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:47:47 -0700

Joseph: <<I don't understand what Petersen meant when he said on p.180 that his
data in Fig.7 are well known but are being ignored because they conflict with current theories. With which current theories are they in conflict and why are the originators of the theories ignoring the conflicting evidence? Are you familiar with the Oort model?>>

You mean Petersen was unable to show evidence that 'data are being ignored because they conflict with current theories' ? Lacking evidence of such increases the evidence of pseudoscience on Petersen's part.

Joseph: <<I follow the data deducing that a significant number of comets arose from ejecta from the sun. Why are those comets in a "metastable state-one that possesses no mechanism for the loss of thermal energy to the surrounding space"? Can't a comet lose thermal energy on the side
that points to deep space because deep space is cold?>>

Aka as radiation. Other mechanisms could be 'outgassing'