Where you asked to vote on the Pluto question?

Question

It seems a bit rich that a small handful of people decided Pluto's fate. I don't care that they are qualified in this area, they don't own the universe. We have always been led to believe that Pluto is a planet, and now they've changed their minds. The rest of the world could decide to disagree and continue to talk of Pluto as a planet. After all, words acquire their meaning from usage. We can retain Pluto's planetary status just by regarding it so.

Answer 1

I agree with you. I can see a perfectly solid logical point behind your protest. Pluto has charmed our fancies and imagination right from when most of us were children. In fact, the worth of all astronomical objects that are in common knowledge is not only determined by the scientific facts but they also have aesthetic and emotional value attached to them. They make our dreams and fantasies. Many of us consider heavens to be sacred and make the Sun, the Moon and star a part of their religious contemplation, if I do not go too far in this.

I liked Pluto from the day I learnt about it at school. And now, I feel as if a tiny bit of my childhood has been relegated. First the fanciful Moon was trampled and now this. How can they do this? And what are they going to do next? Is this yet another show of bestial narrow mindedness by us humans in the name of scientific realism that is against our fancies and dreams? It took 2,500 scientists around 75 countries to kill an innocent concept. Yes, that is what it is, a precious concept of a distance planet - the outer most struggling to blend in. For many years Pluto has illuminated the minds of our children like a little candle with the light of wonder and amazement. They can call our dear Pluto to be a dwarf but can they take away the history attached to it in our minds - the history that is both fantastic and now tragic? This decision has been made on the basis of heartless factual consideration. I therefore call for a revote. Good call!

Answer 2

It's not a question of ownership- I'm sure the Romulans and Argonians will continue to call Pluto whatever they have been all these centuries. It's a matter of our bad classification finally being cleaned up. It shouldn't have been deemed a planet in 1930 when it was discovered. Of course nowadays we have lot better view of these objects than we did back then. The periodic table is also a lot more populated.

We used to believe that bacteria caused certain illnesses, before the discovery of viruses. We also once considered the earth a flat surface. The process of classification and reclassification never ends. We may yet discover that our sun is a different type of star than what we currently believe based upon our examination thus far.

As the knowledge available to experts well-qualified in specific areas increases and old paradigms are found to be faulty, incorrect assumptions SHOULD be corrected.

Answer 3

I grew up thinking and later believing that Pluto is one of the 9 heavenly bodies in the Milky way solar system. So, no matter what the astronomers think about Pluto's planetary status, it will be a planet at least for me till I mix with the elements.

Answer 4

I think that a definition as large as the word 'planet' needs to be decided and agreed upon by the entire scientific community. If we defined everything by how the common man regards things then we'd still be regarding the Earth as the centre of the Universe and we'd still be calling the whale a fish etc.

But the advantage to the whole planet debate is from this new definition we may GAIN more planets in Pluto's stead - which is great!

Answer 5

As far as I know it's just a large ball of ice and not the largest - so, I suppose, whoever proved that had the right to remove it's planetary status (or append the said status to other celestial bodies). You don't need to stop referring to Pluto as a planet, it's just that from now on you will be factually incorrect. Prove that it has a satellite or two whilst the others haven't and perhaps you can renegotiate.

Answer 6

I am sad.After long circling around Earth,the thakless earthling have degraded Pluto.I feel very bad.I still believe Pluto is an honest planet of our solar system,.It had never deserted us.

Answer 7

I say--- we stand up and refuse to let this happen...after all,
who do these people think they are anyway????
Scientists?????

I am totally distraught over this.
Next thing you know they will be saying that Mickey Mouse
ain't real!!!!!!!

Instead of completely disrupting the entire universe, they need to apply their brain power to watching the skies for massive astroids and leave poor pluto alone!!!!!!

Agree????

Answer 8

Pluto? What's that? oh yeah a piece of Earth in the sky. They think they own everything. Who put it there? Bet they couldn't vote on that with their pink cards.huh! Uncle F u c k e r s!

Answer 9

Not only that, but out of "about 10,000 astronomers, only 4% were in the room" when the vote was taken, so even then there isn't a concensus.
Some other people are complaining about it.

Answer 10

Pluto is too small to be a planet...i guess those highly educated asrronomy ppl will know more than us about it, anyhow...get a Phd in astronomy then go argue with them...
whatever dude...