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| WORLD 10/03/1998 - 2309 Banned Books Week World (VNN) - by Lori Erbs September 26 - October 3 is Banned Books Week, a time to cherish Intellectual Freedom and the right to express one's opinion even if that opinion may be considered unorthodox or unpopular. "Forbidden Archeology's Impact: How A Controversial New Book Shocked the Scientific Community and Became an Underground Classic" by Michael A. Cremo documents the explosive reaction of the scientific community and other establishment groups to his first work, "Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race." In this provocative compilation of reviews, correspondence and media interviews readers get a stunning inside look at how Establishment Scientists felt so threatened by "The Mysterious Origins of Man", an NBC prime time special hosted by Charlton Heston and featuring "Forbidden Archeology", that they lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to censure and fine NBC for airing it! This documentary also presents more subtle nuances of Academia's Knowledge Filters at work as reviewers ridicule "Forbidden Archeology "because of conflicts with deeply held beliefs and institutional doctrines instead of lack of scholarly content. "Forbidden Archeology" co-authors Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson spent eight painstaking years retrieving hundreds of significant archival documents from obscure depositories in libraries that had been practically buried over the course of time. What they discovered was that massive quantities of perfectly good evidence for alternate theories of human evolution had been suppressed and ignored by the academic community. "Forbidden Archeology "has restored this evidence to modern scrutiny. When books are challenged, restricted, removed, or banned, an atmosphere of suppression exists. Unexpressed ideas, unpublished works, unpurchased books are lost forever. Intellectual freedom can exist only where two essential conditions are met: first, that all individuals have the right to hold any belief on any subject and to convey their ideas in any form they deem appropriate; and second, that society makes an equal commitment to the right of unrestricted access to information and ideas regardless of the communication medium used, the content of the work, and the viewpoints of both the author and receiver of information. On August 30, 1998 the Japanese edition of "Forbidden Archeology" was released with 7,000 copies in print. For more information visit the Michael Cremo and Forbidden Archeology Etc. website at http://www.mcremo.com/. Forbidden Archeology's Impact Contact Lori Erbs - Unlimited Resources |
