tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post3718056739520466078..comments2024-01-08T00:25:24.777-08:00Comments on Philosophy of Science Portal: Pluto at Sarah Lawrence CollegeMercuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-69956257077481873972009-04-14T19:22:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:22:00.000-07:00I just fail to see what all the hub-bub is about.....I just fail to see what all the hub-bub is about....why not tow it over to Jupiter and make it another moon. I could see the argument if one were planning on building condos there and it was a matter of environmental concerns....at least the other side is not setting fires downtown and breaking bank windows.Timrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121655821325121641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-48151239686266229452009-04-14T18:19:00.000-07:002009-04-14T18:19:00.000-07:00I object in the strongest terms to the words "fina...I object in the strongest terms to the words "final blow," and have written to officials at Sarah Lawrence asking them to invite a speaker to represent the other side of this ongoing debate, that Pluto--and all dwarf planets--are planets too. Brown likes to title his lectures "How I Killed Pluto," which is misleading, because Pluto as a planet is not dead. Many astronomers and lay people are working to get the controversial IAU demotion overturned while others are ignoring it altogether. Sarah Lawrence owes its students the whole story on this issue, and that story involves two legitimate sides, not just Mike Brown's dictates, and I hope the college will do right by its students by inviting a speaker representing the other side as well.Laurel Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387883186244337619noreply@blogger.com