Subj : Re: Mothers Day
To   : Adept
From : boraxman
Date : Sun May 28 2023 23:52:25

 Ad>  BW> The demotion of Pluto is actually one of the reasons I now question
 Ad>  BW> "scientists" more.  The original demotion reasoning included the bit
 Ad> 
 Ad> Eh, science is messy, and people argue theories and whatnot all the time.
 Ad> 
 Ad> And this is definitely an area where reality doesn't care about our
 Ad> definitions, so fundamentally it doesn't matter. Just a way of
 Ad> categorizing the knowledge we have.
 Ad> 


I question scientists a lot more now too.  I think is a profession, isn't all the more reputable than others.  We see scientists as objective seekers of truth who stand apart from interests, but this isn't actually the case.

Although with regards to Pluto, its recategorsation makes sense.  A lot has been discovered since Pluto was discovered

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