It's called correcting a mistake. I wonder if people were similarly
upset when those "arrogant" scientists declared that fire, water, air
and earth weren't elements after all. Would you suggest that they be
grandfathered in along with hydrogen, helium and the rest? Arrogant
chemists - who gave them the authority to correct their previous
mistakes? Don't they know that scientific definitions are a
popularity contest and not to let the facts get in the way?
On Aug 25, 2006, at 2:26 AM, JR wrote:
One has to wonder: Just where does the IAU (International
Astronomer's Union?) get the authority to go around making
proclamations on stuff like this? Why should anyone pay any
attention to their edict about Pluto? It's grandfathered in as a
"planet", whether they decide to change the definition of a planet
going forward or not doesn't change that. This is the kind of thing
that gets people pissed at science and scientists... the arrogance.
-- JR
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A heart-broken Mickey Mouse predicts that Earth may well be next.
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