Science

Warren DeMontague

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6. Well, not to be mean about it, but tough shit for them.

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 09:00 PM

Oct 2014

Typical, people are mad because reality is more complicated than what they learned in school 40 years ago.

If Pluto's a planet, then so is Eris. Ask these people about Eris, or Haumea, or Makemake, or Sedna, and I'll bet most of them will go "Wha?? Hah? Harrrrmpp?? Derrp? Herrrrpprrrrr??" because they didn't learn about those bodies in school 40 years ago- so they don't "count".

It's fucking Inane. The whole point of science is that we adjust our understanding of reality as we acquire a deeper one. Not that we expect reality to remain in conjunction with our outdated beliefs.

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People Want Pluto as a Planet Again [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2014 OP

It's that damn dog! arcane1 Oct 2014 #1

Irrelevent until the IAU weighs in Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #2

it's all just a bunch of big rocks and some gasy masses Kalidurga Oct 2014 #3

Big rocks and gassy masses Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #12

Fucking stupid! FiveGoodMen Oct 2014 #4

They want to make this a planet? muntrv Oct 2014 #5

Well, not to be mean about it, but tough shit for them. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #6

Planet or not, it's got it's own probe going to it as we speak. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #7

Woof! valerief Oct 2014 #8

If pluto becomes a planet I will have to retire my T shirt. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #9

Not only should Pluto regain it's planet status, there should be reparations. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #10

They want Pluto to be a planet... defacto7 Oct 2014 #11

Why stop with Pluto? Lionel Mandrake Oct 2014 #13

It helps with the memorization game... WillParkinson Oct 2014 #14

I think it should be brought back to the status of a planet because of it's finder.. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #15

If only people could get a tenth as excited about climate science. Orsino Oct 2014 #16

Human languages such as English are a tool for telling stories and do not always reflect reality. hunter Oct 2014 #17