From:   GROSSC::BRIDGMAN     "William T.(Tom) Bridgman, GSFC 301/286-1346"  5-MA
Y-1995 09:15:21.05
To:     debate
CC:     BRIDGMAN
Subj:   RE: 75th Anniversary Astronomical Debate

I enjoyed the debate.

In terms of its educational value?  I felt that most of
the attendees were professionals in the field so I'm not
sure how you intended the question.  The Average Joe
would have probably gotten something out of Virginia
Trimble's presentation, and maybe a little out of Gerald
Fishman's talk.  After that, the professional background
required got a little deep.

Scientific Utility:  It's good to have a summary of the
work every once and a while.  I was disappointed that
Bohdan's approach was more 'you can't rule out the
cosmological model' rather than pushing the evidence and
potential models.  In part due to that, Don's approach
was much more intriguing.  While I'm more a believer in
the cosmological model, I think Don raised some
interesting questions that need to be addressed.

Tom