Hi Billy,
On Apr 9, 2009, at 12:50 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Is Pluto a planet ? I'd like to know, but where love enters the
picture
eludes me completely. Finding a method to predict earthquakes would
really be great, I'm all for it. But what does love have to do with
it ?
And so forth, for a lengthy list of similar concerns.
What's love got to do with it? Haven't you seen the protests!?!
http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001332.html
Clearly, these are people who love the idea of Pluto being a planet,
and hate the fact that it isn't. If not for love, there would be no
issue at all.
It also gets back to the question of "who gets to decide". In my
understanding, there are only two primary sources of authority: power
and love -- and power without love leads to tyranny.
I believe the IAU had the right to decide whether or not Pluto is a
planet because they are the ones who "love" planets the most.
How would you *you* answer the question about who gets to decide
whether Pluto is a planet?
-- Ernie P.
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