[ Ventilation ] | Then There Were Eight

8-24-2006 8:49 pm

fuzmeister: Then There Were Eight

It'd be fun to say that someone had actually destroyed a planet in our solar system. It would really open up a lot of sci-fi outlets to reality. We could finally have some war in space and stuff. Too bad that isn't the case.

Kyle informed me recently and I just checked online. Pluto is no longer being considered a planet. Bastards. What is it now, you ask? A dwarf planet. Good grief. What the hell is the difference? My true theory is that these astro-folks got bored not having anything exciting in the news since that space shuttle disaster in 2003 and decided to just mess up the stuff they make you learn in elementary school. Look - people obviously lose interest in everything eventually, so just give it a rest and get to building underwater castles and sky fortresses. Those are the true final frontiers anyway.

This is why I don't believe in science. When people ask me why I believe in God, I ask them why they believe in man. Apparently, both are screwed up in a lot of ways right now.

Mood: Fatigued For Some Reason
Music: Soul Coughing - So Far I Have Not Found the Science
Browsing: Pluto demoted; we're now down to 8 planets

David - ()

I don't think the reclassification of a relatively uninteresting celestial body should be reason for disbelief in the principles of science.

I'm sure Jesus ran into these kinds of problems when he tried to shake up the Jewish world.

Brandon - (<-- The Electric Sunshine Man, yo!) - Administrator

Well, he did have fun placing all those Dinosaur bones.

David - ()

Now, now. You and I both know that that was the work of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

2-HeadedGiraffe - (*(..)*)

For the record, I would like to point out that the deplanetification (not a word) of Pluto is not unprecedented. The asteroid Ceres was considered a planet when it was discovered until it was realized that it was only a prominent member of the asteroid belt. This was back in 18 something or other. I would have to check the exact reference. Similiarly, though, Pluto is less an unique planet and more a prominent member of the Kuiper Belt. Anyone who bothered to read all that, give yourself ten points. Anyone who cared, give yourself an additional ten. Anyone who cares how many points they have, lose twenty points.

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