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| Pluto, the Ninth Planet...or not? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 22 2006, 11:32 PM (774 Views) | |
| Olivia | Dec 28 2006, 01:13 AM Post #76 |
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It is being undiscovered as a planet. You would agree with the statement that "The planet Pluto no longer exists." Therefore, the planet Pluto was undiscovered. |
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| Michel | Dec 28 2006, 01:14 AM Post #77 |
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No, Pluto is no longer a planet, but it still exists. Like saying 'Colnel Bob has been demoted to Private Bob.' |
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| SmileyFace | Dec 28 2006, 01:42 PM Post #78 |
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The voting to unplanetize Pluto was unfair. 5% of the astronomers voted in the voting. Therefore, people who were educated in the topic did not get to vote, which is unfair. |
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| Michel | Dec 28 2006, 03:04 PM Post #79 |
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But if they had cared enough, they would have been able to come. |
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| Olivia | Dec 28 2006, 05:07 PM Post #80 |
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You're saying that if you care "enough" about something, you can make it happen. So, by your own logic, if you've broken your arm, and you care "enough" about having a miraculous, instantaneous recovery, your arm will be miraculously, instantaneously healed. I've never heard of this occuring; if anyone else has, please let me know. |
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| Michel | Dec 28 2006, 05:47 PM Post #81 |
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No, actually, I'm not. I'm saying that if they cared enough about getting to the vote, they could have made arrangements. I never mentioned injury, you did. |
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| Olivia | Dec 28 2006, 07:45 PM Post #82 |
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My point was that there are sometimes circumstances beyond one's control, and caring "enough" does not necessarily make a difference. |
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| Michel | Dec 28 2006, 08:28 PM Post #83 |
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I know, but driving/flying(aeroplane)/walking/etc to a voting place CAN be done, and is not necessarilly beyond aqnyone's control. |
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| Olivia | Dec 28 2006, 09:07 PM Post #84 |
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Necessarily. Anyone. Sometimes there are circumstances such that it is impossible to leave one's current location and go to Prague. It happens. I understand that you may have difficulty comprehending that, but it happens. |
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| Michel | Dec 29 2006, 02:09 AM Post #85 |
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Give me one example for every astronomer that was unable to attend (individual examples), and I will agree with you. |
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