In a message dated 8/23/2006 4:38:36 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
2. I firmly agree with Ron Baalke (who's a Pro-Eight) that the cultural component of this dispute is a major, maybe THE major, consideration. This a great "opportunity" to make science look silly to the populace, something we really don't need right now. Once formed, public perception is hard to change. What we have to decide is what makes science look sillier, or less silly. -------------------------------------------------------------- I have been reading all those posts about the 8 - 9 - 12 - 1000000000 planets, and trying to make sense out of it. Yes, the cultural component is a major consideration. >From the time I was a little girl going to the Planetarium in Paris, I was taught that a Planet was a sphere orbiting the Sun. And that there were 9 of them. There could be more, we simply didn't know enough to tell one way or the other. And the masses that weren't round? they were Asteroids. Period. And that covered the whole thing. No discussion as to composition, angle of the orbit, number of moons, or distance from the Sun. To me that still covers it. And that makes perfect sense. Regardless of numbers. Now why can't the members of the IAU see it that way? aren't they simply lacking Common Sense? Vox Populi. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, I.M.C.A. Inc. www.IMCA.cc ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
