spectacularlydangerous:kiranwearsscienceblues:gyarados:Could you imagine if science was actually gov
spectacularlydangerous:kiranwearsscienceblues:gyarados:Could you imagine if science was actually governed by public opinionImagine having to reject evolution because you’re a scientist in Texas#THANK YOU#oh my god I’ve seen so many people on my dash freaking out that pluto is a planet again and it’s like uhh NO#it was just a vote by a bunch of civilians NOT a decision by scientists!#I was literally grinding my teeth every time I saw a ‘pluto is a planet’ post I came this close to commenting#and seriously I really really don’t get why people are so hung up about pluto being called a dwarf planet it’s not like there’s any shame it it it’s just a term for classifying objects in our solar system#and pluto fits a lot better with the kuiper belt objects composition-wise than any of the planets#cause we have the inner terrestrial-metallic-bodies#the gas giants#and then pluto#a weird icy outlier#like no#it makes much more sense to put it among the other icy kuiper belt objects#AND FOR FUCK’S SAKE WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ‘PRESTIGE’ THAT COMES WITH BEING CALLED A PLANET WHAT YOU’RE DOING WHEN YOU DO THAT IS BELITTLING ALL THE OTHER FASCINATING OBJECTS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM DON’T DO THAT EVERYTHING IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS SO COOL IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT IT’S CALLED excellent tags (x)^^ -- source link