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Dec 21 2014 01:52pm
didnt it get reinstated as a planet? or is still in the planning?
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Dec 21 2014 08:23pm
Quote (molaris @ Dec 21 2014 02:52pm)
didnt it get reinstated as a planet? or is still in the planning?


no
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Dec 22 2014 03:25am
When Eris was discovered, the IAU was inclined to set a specific definition for planets due to speculation that they might find more similarly sized objects within the solar system.
Eris is larger in mass than Pluto and orbits the Sun, so I'd think people who want Pluto to be considered a planet should also push for Eris.

e/ Eris might also be larger than Pluto in diameter. We aren't really sure right now, shit's hard to measure. However, there's a good chance that we'll find out around July 2015.
So uhh, if this interests you, definitely look into it.

This post was edited by ringo794 on Dec 22 2014 03:27am
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Dec 22 2014 11:50am
One less planet for Scientologist's to inherit when they die , but what if some spirits where already there?
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Dec 22 2014 12:02pm
Quote (Salacious @ 19 Dec 2014 07:33)
pluto isn't even a planet. this has shaken my faith in science tbh


Science is ever developing.

Science isn't a faith. Its thinking and reasoning based on imperical evidence. When more evidence comes available sometimes our views have to be adjusted. Like how general relativity adjusted how we saw grafity since newtons work.

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Dec 22 2014 01:41pm
Quote (card_sultan @ Dec 22 2014 12:50pm)
One less planet for Scientologist's to inherit when they die , but what if some spirits where already there?


They'll probably get the memo.
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Dec 22 2014 04:41pm
yes sciens lies often, not only sometimes
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Dec 22 2014 04:50pm
Quote (mgold4you @ Dec 22 2014 05:41pm)
yes sciens lies often, not only sometimes


Elaborate, or provide some examples please.
I'm not being a dick, just genuinely interested in what you mean.

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Quote (ringo794 @ Dec 22 2014 11:50pm)
Elaborate, or provide some examples please.
I'm not being a dick, just genuinely interested in what you mean.


That what 20 years ago was 100% right, is today a big bullshit with a lot of mistakes
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Dec 22 2014 05:18pm
Quote (mgold4you @ Dec 22 2014 06:02pm)
That what 20 years ago was 100% right, is today a big bullshit with a lot of mistakes


The thing is that it wasn't 100% right. No scientist would claim that. Science doesn't claim that.
It was simply a model that worked best at the time and served well to point us closer to what is truly right.
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