“People still love Pluto; they always have,” Sweitzer said. “Think of it this way. Let’s say you have a dozen cats at home, but one of them has always been kind of strange. It’s furry like a cat. It has four legs like a cat. But every so often it barks. But you just think, ‘Oh, that’s just strange Sparky. He’s a little off.’ Then one day you learn about dogs and all of a sudden you realize Sparky is actually not a cat at all-he’s a dog. That doesn’t change how much you love Sparky. And that is how it is with Pluto.”

whoa that's charming :3

Wow, what a stupid fucking waste of time and money.

I'm struggling to put into words why this shit irks me so much... It's like they're trying to turn mainstream understanding of science into a team sport like they've done with politics.

In fact, now that I think about it that way it makes complete sense, and it's been wildly successful.