>> dwarf planets aren't considered planets. I love the internal conflict contained in that statement. In any other context it would be ridiculous. Dwarf dogs

>> dwarf planets aren't considered planets. I love the internal conflict contained in that statement. In any other context it would be ridiculous. Dwarf dogs aren't considered dogs. Dwarf humans aren't considered humans. The entire controversy isn't about definitions or scientific accuracy. It is about reclaiming history. It is about a small group of today's scientists wanting to assert their power through language. It is about asserting dominance by redefining language to create a break between those who are educated in the modern lexicon and the ignorant who came before. It is about declaring all previous works about the solar system wrong, or at least old hat, not through argument but by decree. It is the exact opposite of scientific pursuit.