How did the scientific community react to Alfred Wegner’s theory on Continental Drift when he FIRST published it?

They applauded and called him brilliant.

He was widely ridiculed (made fun of and criticized) because his evidence was not strong enough and couldn’t explain how the plates were moving.

It was never decided if he was right or not.

He had no evidence whatsoever, so no one believed him.

The scientific community reacted to Alfred Wegner’s theory on Continental Drift when he first published it by D. had no evidence whatsoever, so no one believed him.

It should be noted that other scientists did not believe Alfred Wegner’s theory on Continental Drift. It was posited that he didn't have a mechanism to explain how it happened.

Since he couldn't give an explanation and this went against the accepted theories, no one believed him as he had no evidence.

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