TallDave wrote:Johan,
I might suggest this as a good forum to make your points:
http://www.physicsforums.com/
(Specifically, the Independent Research forum
http://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=146 )
Discussions tend to be very technical. I don't think you'll be censored just for being unorthodox as you might from journals. If your arguments are persuasive, your ideas might find an inroad into the physics community there, or at least force a minor beachhead. Be warned, they are fairly strict about proper behavior.
Heavens no... That place is the antithesis of scientific thinking. Take my word for it. I brought up multiple emerging theories, quoted references, cited evidence, etc, and was outright banned because I was being "speculative".
I am *not* kidding you, every single point I made on there was backed up by clear evidence and valid references. They are the poster child for what is wrong with modern science, seeking only to further their own preconceptions and defend their deeply held beliefs and positions.
In short: Someone asked a question "are we pushed or pulled towards a planet?" Apparently that's a taboo topic on there because a few people who said that push theories exist were warned, and when I began citing evidence and presented clear scientific experiments that could be performed to validate a push theory (Specifically, Xavier Borg's EMRP theory), I was banned. See this thread
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=2771886 starting with my post in post 12, 15, 27, etc. Also note the typical response you will get in post 14, 16, 33, etc... Post 19 shows the source of the problem coming from the admins side... and finally, the brilliant moderator in post 34...
If you follow that thread, you'll notice things like people asking "Ok, provide an experiment that could be used to validate this", which I did, and was then attacked for doing so. Honestly, this is just another example of what Johan has gone through in discussions all over the planet. I mean, what is more deeply held than GRAVITY to people? Of COURSE it must be a pulling force, that's what they've believed their entire life.