Do you realize half the astronomers were against the change? That's the problem with science these days. More and more it's being based on power players rather than facts.
. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So....it is his fault that these children and their parents are ignorant of > how science works? And your idea it that we should placate their ignorance > and not appoint, arguably, the most qualified person in the US as a > 'Science Laureate'? > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > That is what he said, kids all over the country sent him angry letters. > > > > . > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Children were pissed off about Pluto? > > > > > > Where do your kids go to school? > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Is that what you read? > > > > > > > > I was just pointing out the irony in creating an ambassador of > science > > > for > > > > children job and then appointing the one guy that pissed off more > > > children > > > > than anyone could ever imagine. > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, you would be against Neil Degrasse-Tyson being Science Laureate > > > > because > > > > > he does not think Pluto is a planet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Larry, > > > > > > If half the astronomers don't agree with the new classification > how > > > can > > > > > it > > > > > > be scientific? > > > > > > Sounds like politics to me. > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe you should read up on the subject of science. You can start > > > here: > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > > > larrycly...@gmail.com > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sam, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Science is not about popularity contests, its entirely about > what > > > the > > > > > > data > > > > > > > dictates. You simply don't seem to get. Seriously did you take > > any > > > > > > science > > > > > > > courses, or a philosophy of science course beyond high school? > > > > > Everything > > > > > > > you've said so far indicates no. Try educating yourself for > once. > > > > Start > > > > > > > here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:35 PM, William Bowen < > > > > > > william.bo...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Except he didn't, it was Mike Brown. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > He started it by re-classifying it at the Hayden Planetarium. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, science isn't supposed to be warm and snuggly, so > > > upsetting > > > > > > kids > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > going to happen sometimes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, the Science Laureate position is being created to > > encourage > > > > > kids > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > participate in science not be pissed off by it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So glad I didn't simply reach for a bible when Brontosaurus > > was > > > > > made > > > > > > > > > double-extinct... that was upsetting, but necessary. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Changing Pluto is BS. Very few got to vote on it. The > decision > > to > > > > > > demote > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > > has very little to do with science. More about demoting it > > > because > > > > an > > > > > > > > American discovered it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:367094 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
