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Re: And Then There Were Eight

Posted By: Sam, on host 64.140.215.100
Date: Friday, August 25, 2006, at 13:23:52
In Reply To: Re: And Then There Were Eight posted by daniel78 on Friday, August 25, 2006, at 11:38:55:

> Story below--see also Phil Plait's thoughts:

I pretty much concur with his last point and remain disinterested -- not neutral, disinterested -- in everything else. It is astronomically (!) silly to make an issue of this, and even sillier for anybody outside of IAU to care what they decide. Pluto remains a planet as long as I call it a planet. What difference does it make what arbitrary parameters some body of scientists somewhere places on terms whose distinction lacks practical benefit? Frankly, the word "planet" belongs more to common use than science anyhow, and so a particular scientific community doesn't really have the power to change its meaning except to itself.

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Re: And Then There Were Eight - Eric Sleator - Sun, 8/27/2006, 04:57:23
- Re: And Then There Were Eight - Howard - Sun, 8/27/2006, 10:55:15
Re: And Then There Were Eight - LaZorra - Sat, 8/26/2006, 14:01:39
- Re: And Then There Were Eight - Sam - Sat, 8/26/2006, 14:31:28
  - Re: And Then There Were Eight - Howard - Sat, 8/26/2006, 18:25:57
Re: And Then There Were Eight - Howard - Fri, 8/25/2006, 19:50:39
Re: And Then There Were Eight - wintermute - Fri, 8/25/2006, 17:43:46
- Re: And Then There Were Eight - Dave - Mon, 8/28/2006, 01:40:06
  - Re: And Then There Were Eight - Howard - Mon, 8/28/2006, 22:25:28
    - Re: And Then There Were Eight - Dave - Tue, 8/29/2006, 14:45:33
      - Re: And Then There Were Eight - Howard - Tue, 8/29/2006, 21:05:04
        
        Re: And Then There Were Eight - Dave - Wed, 8/30/2006, 13:04:37
        
        Re: And Then There Were Eight - wintermute - Tue, 8/29/2006, 21:16:45
        
        Re: And Then There Were Eight - Howard - Tue, 8/29/2006, 21:23:55
      - Re: And Then There Were Eight - wintermute - Tue, 8/29/2006, 17:18:47
        
        Re: And Then There Were Eight - Dave - Tue, 8/29/2006, 20:04:28
        
        Re: And Then There Were Eight - Dave - Tue, 8/29/2006, 19:54:08
  - Re: And Then There Were Eight - Darien - Mon, 8/28/2006, 02:02:08
    - Re: And Then There Were Eight - Gharlane - Mon, 8/28/2006, 11:03:09

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