Debunking Misconceptions About the
Electric Universe
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In the
nearly eight years since the
website Thunderbolts.info
has gone online, perhaps the
most common request we've
received from readers is
that we address the
innumerable
misrepresentations of the
Electric Universe hypothesis
on the Internet. Newcomers
to the theory face an
arduous task of sorting
through the considerable
confusion created by
pseudoskeptics. It's not
reasonable to expect
proponents of "mainstream"
theory to immediately
embrace the EU; but it is
reasonable to ask that EU
critics make the effort to
learn what the theory
actually proposes before
loudly denouncing it.
Unfortunately, the most
vocal opponents of the EU
have consistently failed on
this front. (A few responses
by Professor
Don Scott,
Thunderblog editor and forum
administrator Dave
Smith,
and
Thunderbloggers Michael
Gmirkin and Michael
Goodspeed appear
on these pages. More
responses will be coming in
the weeks ahead.)
The above interview with Wallace
Thornhill is
the first of a series of Q
and A's with members of the
Thunderbolts team, many of
which will also be devoted
to addressing misconceptions
about the EU. It is the
newcomer to EU for whom this
first interview is mostly
intended. Viewers who wish
to suggest further questions
or draw our attention to
other issues calling for
discussion may send their
message(s) to Dave
Smith.
One
misconception not addressed
in the above interview
should be mentioned here.
For years the Internet has
been cluttered with reckless
dismissals of the
Thunderbolts group by
self-proclaimed authorities.
They would have their
readers believe that only
those uneducated in "real
science" could be attracted
to the Electric Universe.
A leading contributor and
former administrator of physicsforums.com
says:
"Thunderbolts is a
well-known crackpot site -
not only is their material
full of venom and vitriol
towards the people who do
real research, but their own
'science' doesn't even get
to first base."
It's not clear to what
extent such comments have
discouraged curious folks
from pursuing questions on
their own. But one thing is
undeniable -- the Electric
Universe and the
Thunderbolts group are
attracting exceptionally
well-educated readers, the
best foundation for an
enduring movement.
A review of statistics on
the website Quantcast.com
(as of December 9, 2010)
reveals some intriguing
facts about the educational
demographics of
Thunderbolts.info's
visitors. See graph below:
Thunderbolts.info
The
percentage of readers with
graduate school training
(30%) is far above the
Internet average (Index: 100
= average), while the
percentage of readers with
no college is far below
average. In fact, these
percentages tower over
so-called "skeptical"
websites that tend to
abusively dismiss any and
all challenges to scientific
dogma. See graphs below:
The educational demographics
for the James Randi
Educational Foundation's
website,
Randi.org:
Randi.org
For
the Bad Astronomy/Universe
Today forum, bautforum.com:
We're not suggesting that these
statistics are a reason for anyone
to accept the Electric Universe.
However, any notion that the
Electric Universe somehow attracts a
more "credulous" audience is simply
false. Also demonstrated is that
abusive tactics against the EU have
failed to persuade the most educated
readers on the Internet.
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