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"dwarf planet" shouldn't that be "height challenged planet".
Pluto no longer a planet
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 12:40 AM
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 04:14 AM
QUOTE(DĒn @ Aug 24 2006, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's next? The moon is a planet?
It's not a good state of affairs to be in my friend!
I mean, what if they suddenly discover Gravity doesn't exist? it was a figment of our imagination and we just all float off? That would be scary! (and I appreciate would never happen, not unless we live inside a Matrix, but that's also never going to happen)
But see here's my linguistic point of view. A word is a symbol for something, it's just something that's completely arbitrary and random. You define a planet by what makes it a planet, now for an astronomist what defines a planet is a set of scientific regulations and mathematics and whatever else, BUT for the majority of people that isn't what defines a planet. What defines a "planet" is the planets themselves, that's what the word means, and that includes Pluto. You can decide that Pluto isn't a planet, but to people who actually use the world, they're still going to refer to it with Pluto in it. Except it'll probably be followed by a Bill Bryson moment with "Well actually.....
(p.s I'm waiting for Elaine to disagree with my linguistic view too!)
It's not a good state of affairs to be in my friend!
I mean, what if they suddenly discover Gravity doesn't exist? it was a figment of our imagination and we just all float off? That would be scary! (and I appreciate would never happen, not unless we live inside a Matrix, but that's also never going to happen)
But see here's my linguistic point of view. A word is a symbol for something, it's just something that's completely arbitrary and random. You define a planet by what makes it a planet, now for an astronomist what defines a planet is a set of scientific regulations and mathematics and whatever else, BUT for the majority of people that isn't what defines a planet. What defines a "planet" is the planets themselves, that's what the word means, and that includes Pluto. You can decide that Pluto isn't a planet, but to people who actually use the world, they're still going to refer to it with Pluto in it. Except it'll probably be followed by a Bill Bryson moment with "Well actually.....
(p.s I'm waiting for Elaine to disagree with my linguistic view too!)
Ah Dan, I didn't see your post till now. I hope you didn't think I was ignoring you!
a) Of course the moon will never be a planet. It doesn't orbit the sun or any other star
And if 'they' suddenly discover gravity doesn't exist and we all float off? So be it. It's obvious, we're all floating! Our theories must fit in with what we observe to be true. To the guy who steadfastly insists, "Gravity exists! I am not floating!" may I quote Graham Chapman as King Arthur: You're a loony.b) Many words have two definitions. A kleenex is a paper product manufactured by Kimberly-Clark Corporation. A kleenex is also any kind of disposable tissue. You follow?
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 05:34 AM
QUOTE(JasonIPS @ Aug 24 2006, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Honestly, who even cares if Pluto was/is a planet? None of us are ever going there. Besides, can't even see it with a telescope anyways, unless your flippin' rich.
I wouldn't even care if they said Earth is a "planet", what really "is" a planet, anyways.
I wouldn't even care if they said Earth is a "planet", what really "is" a planet, anyways.
I read a couple months ago, they (scientists) think Earth is actually a 'moon' (or something like that), can't remember where though.
. Now that would be weird: Planet, Planet, moon, Planet, Planet,Planet,Planet,Planet,Planet, {I think that's seven].
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 07:17 AM
Well, you can call it a moon of the sun, but that would apply to all planets.
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 09:41 AM
QUOTE(dlf @ Aug 27 2006, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I read a couple months ago, they (scientists) think Earth is actually a 'moon' (or something like that), can't remember where though. . Now that would be weird: Planet, Planet, moon, Planet, Planet,Planet,Planet,Planet,Planet, {I think that's seven].
. Now that would be weird: Planet, Planet, moon, Planet, Planet,Planet,Planet,Planet,Planet, {I think that's seven].I very much doubt that, a moon (or satellite) is a body which is in orbit around a planet. As previously mentioned, a planet is a body which is in orbit around a star that has cleared its neighbourhood. Therefore earth is exactly the same as the other planets in the solar system (all be it, one that supports life) because it orbits around a star (the sun), not around a planet.
