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> We should respect the name which the discoverer gave to it. Why? I have a feeling if Americans said "aluminium" and Brits said "aluminum", you wouldn't be sa
by GunlogAlm 13y ago
> We should respect the name which the discoverer gave to it.
Why?
I have a feeling if Americans said "aluminium" and Brits said "aluminum", you wouldn't be saying this. I see no reason why the discoverer's naming deserves any special status.
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- thaumasiotes 13y ago> I see no reason why the discoverer's naming deserves any special status. At its most basic, this is one of the main currencies of science. Remember what happened with apatosaurus / brontosaurus? This is a practice that most people will agree without persuasion is "fair", that certain people care about a great deal, and that costs society nothing. What's wrong with it?