Poll: Pluto, is it still a planet?

[Macar]

Sure, why not? Part of my point is asking what does it matter? Is there really any difference between considering all of them to be planets and considering none of them to be planets?

If it doesn't matter to you, then why do you care about the change. It'd be more accurate, and that at least has high importance in the scientific community. Surely you're not arguing that knowledge is unnecessary.

I don't care about the change. Call it a planet or don't call it a planet, the fact that this debate has been going on for so long is what annoys me. This isn't a case of gaining new knowledge either, it is simply re-categorizing Pluto. We haven't learned anything new about Pluto or the land masses that are similar to Pluto by giving them a new classification now have we?

So you think having an accurate classification of what exactly "planet" Means is unimportant? Look, it may not cure cancer, but it's still very important to the astronomer community. (Many of whom have never really considered pluto an actual "planet". the IAU conference just made it official)

Anyway, most of the "debate" has come from the uninformed masses whining about their favorite planet being kick out of the club.

So I have to ask, why was it a planet to begin with if so many more simmilar rocks were floating out there too, why was it so much more special then all the other giant rocks ?

Because it was the first of such rocks to be spotted before we had the tech to see the rest of them. Why is a definition important- because without definitions you cant have discourse, and then you wouldn't get anywhere.

 

[Joshimodo]

No, because it's not a true planet. It's a rogue Kuiper Belt object.

 

[Cargando]

If the scientists say it's not a planet, then it's not a planet. It's not like this is a subjective thing.

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and the world is round (which it clearly isnt)

just saying "the scientists" arnt always right

Actually people have believed the Earth is round since before Columbus, it's an extremely common mistake.

 

[kaziard]

If the scientists say it's not a planet, then it's not a planet. It's not like this is a subjective thing.

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and the world is round (which it clearly isnt)

just saying "the scientists" arnt always right

Actually people have believed the Earth is round since before Columbus, it's an extremely common mistake.

im sorry i should have been more clear, the round world thing was a third seperate argument, it should have been:

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and, finally, the world is round

 

[Fairee]

Um yeah, sure I do. Maybe I should read the other posts on here, but I don't know of any valid reason why it wouldn't be a planet.

 

[Cargando]

If the scientists say it's not a planet, then it's not a planet. It's not like this is a subjective thing.

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and the world is round (which it clearly isnt)

just saying "the scientists" arnt always right

Actually people have believed the Earth is round since before Columbus, it's an extremely common mistake.

im sorry i should have been more clear, the round world thing was a third seperate argument, it should have been:

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and, finally, the world is round

NVM, but we didn't know as much then as we do know. Obviously, if we did know as much as we do know now, then they wouldn't have classified it as a planet.

 

[Grayjack]

No. If there are tons of objects floating in space that are like Pluto, that would mean that we'd have millions of planets.

 

[Cargando]

Um yeah, sure I do. Maybe I should read the other posts on here, but I don't know of any valid reason why it wouldn't be a planet.

Too small. There, that wasn't so hard?

 

[Kevvers]

Just go about your lives it doesn't matter, in 50 years time you'll be telling your grandkids how in your day there was an extra planet called Pluto, and they'll be saying "YEAH RIGHT GRANDPA, PULL THE OTHER ONE, THAT'S A CARTOON CHARACTER" because Disney will still be around long after people have stopped calling Pluto a planet -- its like pounds shillings and pence.

 

[Cargando]

I said yes, because it's called a dwarf "planet".

Despite the name, it's a different thing. Same with Moons and demi-moons.

 

[Volstag9]

i don't really believe its a planet. if it is than that means we should count the other objects in the same area as Pluto as planets too. i'm talking about Eris and sedena (i believe that's their names)there all around the same size

I suppose you could also say it's a "dwarf" planet.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

No, it's a large Kuiper belt object. Like 2(?) other 'dwarf' planets.

 

[jimduckie]

nope he's a dawg owned by mickey mouse

 

[Assassin Xaero]

If the scientists say it's not a planet, then it's not a planet. It's not like this is a subjective thing.

Didn't scientist also say that there was going to be an ice age in the 70's and say that there is global warming now? And, shortly after they said Pluto wasn't a planet, they declared some big ball of gas in another solar system a planet... Oh, and how could I forget... scientist did all these tests on bumble bees, looking at the size of their wings, their body eight, and everything... And they came to the conclusion that it is physically impossible for bumble bees to fly...

 

[comet5002]

Pluto will always have a place in my heart because it was my second favorite planet growing up (I used to be obsessed with space) because I associated it with the dog Pluto (my favorite Disney character). So call that silly if you like, but I still consider Pluto a planet.

 

[kaziard]

If the scientists say it's not a planet, then it's not a planet. It's not like this is a subjective thing.

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and the world is round (which it clearly isnt)

just saying "the scientists" arnt always right

Actually people have believed the Earth is round since before Columbus, it's an extremely common mistake.

im sorry i should have been more clear, the round world thing was a third seperate argument, it should have been:

they also said man cant fly, the victorians had discovered everything possible and, finally, the world is round

NVM, but we didn't know as much then as we do know. Obviously, if we did know as much as we do know now, then they wouldn't have classified it as a planet.

and in 60 years time when they reclassify it as a heebyjeeby, they will say we dont know as much as they will. Just saying, dont take everything scientists say as gospel (a nice wee comment that should annoy both spiritualists and aetheists (Y))

 

[Rigs83]

Officially Pluto [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto] is a dwarf planet.

 

[Cargando]

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There. Note the sizes of the dwarf planets. Mercury, is larger than them, (if the distances were to scale, your screen'd have to be about a fields' length). Anyway, Pluto has NOT cleared it's orbit of debris, therefore it not a planet.

 

[Simalacrum]

The scientists say it isn't, so I agree.

Besides, there is also evidence suggesting that there are many dwarf planets like Pluto... almost like an Asteroid belt. Considering its smaller than our own moon, (even though it is larger than most moons for a planet our size) I don't think Pluto should count as a planet.

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

Can I choose the option of 'both'?

I can see both sides of the argument, and officially it's not classified as a planet anymore, however with the roman god naming system, I can't really ignore it either.