Synopsis
Is the Universe actually run by electromagnetism,
and gravity a mere negligible force?
Is Einstein wrong, and are black holes, dark matter,
and the Big Bang just fantasies?
Is our solar system a recent phenomenon, having gone
through a devastating cataclysm recorded by ancient
peoples in what were considered myths, but could be
actual history?
A
community of scientists, scholars, and researchers known
as the
Electric Universe has
been presenting evidence for these ideas for decades.
Mainstream institutional science, however, dismisses
their work, labeling it "pseudo-science".
Is
it because these current institutions would diminish in
power and position if these ideas are proven true?
The documentary 'Breaking the Science Barrier: The
Electric Universe's Bold Push Against "Big Science"',
begins with the revolutionary book
Worlds in Collision,
written in 1950 by the respected Dr.
Immanuel Velikovsky.
He
described a relatively recent cataclysm in the solar
system recorded by ancient peoples all over the world.
The
book became a New York Times bestseller, but the
scientific community - including a young
Carl Sagan at the time
- denounced it and attempted to suppress Velikovsky's
work.
The
suppression of Velikovsky caused a further controversy
that is still ongoing today.
Twenty years later in the 1970s, comparative mythologist
David Talbott took an interest in the "Velikovsky
Affair".
He
started publishing articles by Velikovsky and other
supportive scholars in his college magazine, whose
circulation exploded as a result, attracting a book deal
with Doubleday on the subject.
Eventually, more and more of Velikovsky's findings were
proven true, especially as NASA space probes revealed
evidence that seemed to negate the theories of
mainstream science, quantum physics, and even Einstein.
After decades of writing and publishing much deeper
research which grew out of Velikovsky's initial
findings, Talbott attracted a large community of
scientists, scholars, and researchers who took the work
even further.
They
became known as the Electric Universe community.
This documentary chronicles the history of the Electric
Universe community, touching on the basic tenets of
their beliefs.
'Breaking the Science Barrier',
shows the importance of community in creating
change, and the nature of the entrenched
institutions that oppose innovation because it
threatens their current power, status, and most
importantly government funding.
The
interviewees describe the lack of innovation in science
today, despite the enormous sums of money pouring into
projects that yield few results.
The
consequence is that,
our current science is holding back the revolutions
that would create the technologies that could
provide solutions for the many problems humanity
faces today.
