Holy shit your anal. .
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, because 'thousands' of 'school kids' sent him letters saying they > disagree, we should make Pluto a planet again? > > Maybe we should let all school kids dictate science policy and procedures. > Imagine how fun that would be. > > Once again, he did not 'demote' Pluto, as far as we know, he did not even > cast a vote to do so. > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hate Mail From Third Graders > > > > - By Susan K. Lewis > > - Posted 01.01.10 > > - NOVA > > > > "It's not easy being a public enemy," writes Neil deGrasse Tyson in his > > book The Pluto Files. When Neil's Hayden Planetarium grouped Pluto not > > among the planets but rather with icy comets in the Kuiper Belt, he heard > > from thousands of outraged Pluto defenders. Here, peruse letters > schoolkids > > sent Neil and see how their tone shifted as the public came to accept > > Pluto's fall from planethood. > > > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/hate-mail-pluto.html > > > > . > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > If thinking that science is sometimes complex, and should not be dumbed > > > down makes me 'petty', I am OK with that. > > > > > > The article makes those who were against 'demoting' Pluto sound like a > > > bunch of whiny little kids, as well as painting those who pushed it > > through > > > sound sneaky and underhanded. Neither side looks 'good'. > > > > > > Still, to say that Neil Degrasse Tyson 'pissed off' children because > > Pluto > > > got 'demoted' is a stretch..even for you, Sam. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Really, that's how you think? > > > > > > > > You amaze me. So petty in your thoughts. > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It sounds like there were some who were pissed they did not get > their > > > > way - > > > > > and one guy who seemed to be saying 'the new definition is too > > complex, > > > > so > > > > > lets not use it' Newsflash: science is sometimes complex. > > > > > > > > > > Funny, Neil Degrasse-Tyson is not mentioned once in that article. > You > > > > would > > > > > think someone who you seem to be implying spearheaded the campaign > to > > > > > demote Pluto would at least get a mention in the article if not > > > > interviewed > > > > > for 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:367130 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
