Why did Alfred Wegener have a hard time making people believe his theory of continental drift?

Question

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Answer 1

Check the paragraph under the map of Pangaea for the criticisms of Wegener's theory.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/wegener.html

Answer 2

Scroll down about half way. His theories were dismised, primarily becuase he had no mechanism to explain continental drift.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wegener

Answer 3

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