Ok, how can ceres, which is a dinky asteroid be called a planet, dwarf though it may be, but not Pluto, which has a distinctive orbit? PLUTO IS A PLANET
“I really hope I’m there when you tell him that face to face.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~How nice for you, that you’re so sure. Now, logic tells us — oh, never mind.
According to the definition a planet:1. Must orbit the sun2. Be spherical (more or less)3. Cleared its orbit of other objects.
According to this definition, Neptune is not a planet. Its orbit is crossed by Pluto, so it hasn’t cleared its orbit of other objects.
rAlso, Earth has a straggler that primarily orbits the sun, but kind of corkscrews around the earth’s orbit. It’s a very tiny object, but we haven’t cleared our orbit of it, so Earth isn’t a planet too.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and sometimes Pluto!.Or, as I was taught to remember them, “Mary’s Violet Eyes Made Jack Stay Up Nights, phooey”…
Ditto here, when you tell Allah, Ra, Vishnu, Maki-Maki, Shang Ti, Cernobog, Ama-terasu, Rongo (and this goes on arbitrarily long; see here for a list of gods) to his, her or their faces.“I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.”—Stephen F. Roberts
traditions change. Traditionally there were seven planets and each had a day named after it. They wandered across the sky. Sun. moon. mars. traditionally the earth was not a planet because it did not move. traditions change.
There should be a site just for religious dogmatists/fundamentalists. And their opposite numbers. Let them duke it out there. The rest of us can just read the cartoon-related spots and not have to bother with these tempests in a teapot.
Guam over 9 years ago
3. IMAGINARY GOD
kaystari Premium Member over 9 years ago
also imaginary god
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 9 years ago
Steven, nice completion of the series.
Of course that is the only kind of god there is!
TheWildSow over 9 years ago
Now that’s just goofy.
angelfiredragon over 9 years ago
If believing in god is delusional, I didn’t know I was delusional, I wonder if I can qualify for disability for having a mental illness.
jtviper7 over 9 years ago
Back to Pluto & Pluto…Mickey ( the astronomer ) loves both Pluto’s.
BillWa over 9 years ago
Ok, how can ceres, which is a dinky asteroid be called a planet, dwarf though it may be, but not Pluto, which has a distinctive orbit? PLUTO IS A PLANET
goweeder over 9 years ago
“I really hope I’m there when you tell him that face to face.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~How nice for you, that you’re so sure. Now, logic tells us — oh, never mind.
loner34 over 9 years ago
This solar system has had 9 (NINE) planets my whole life, and it ain’ta gonna change now!
dflak over 9 years ago
According to the definition a planet:1. Must orbit the sun2. Be spherical (more or less)3. Cleared its orbit of other objects.
According to this definition, Neptune is not a planet. Its orbit is crossed by Pluto, so it hasn’t cleared its orbit of other objects.
rAlso, Earth has a straggler that primarily orbits the sun, but kind of corkscrews around the earth’s orbit. It’s a very tiny object, but we haven’t cleared our orbit of it, so Earth isn’t a planet too.
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and sometimes Pluto!.Or, as I was taught to remember them, “Mary’s Violet Eyes Made Jack Stay Up Nights, phooey”…
danketaz Premium Member over 9 years ago
Pluto is now the eighth dwarf.
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
…imaginary god of the underworld…(Roman. Greek: Hades)
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
Planet, Dwarf. To-MAY-to, To-MAH-to. BFD.
markjoseph125 over 9 years ago
Ditto here, when you tell Allah, Ra, Vishnu, Maki-Maki, Shang Ti, Cernobog, Ama-terasu, Rongo (and this goes on arbitrarily long; see here for a list of gods) to his, her or their faces.“I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.”—Stephen F. Roberts
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 9 years ago
traditions change. Traditionally there were seven planets and each had a day named after it. They wandered across the sky. Sun. moon. mars. traditionally the earth was not a planet because it did not move. traditions change.
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
There should be a site just for religious dogmatists/fundamentalists. And their opposite numbers. Let them duke it out there. The rest of us can just read the cartoon-related spots and not have to bother with these tempests in a teapot.
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
I never said it wasn’t! It just depends upon who is speaking on the subject…
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
Pluto is what Pluto isregardless of how we choose to classify it.
Comicfan (I can't think of a better name) about 3 years ago
3. Real tv service