So, I'm sure most of us have heard that they demoted Pluto from planetary status:
National Geographic News about it.
I thought this could spark an interesting discussion about the tentativity of science.
I think some creationists might use this as an oppotunity to show how science has "lied" about Pluto, or were wrong, or something else. I also think it is a good opportunity for them to learn about how science can change and still remain reliable.
This might not be the best example because, basically, they just changed the definition of the word
planet, but I think it could drift into a discussion about changes in science, in general. Also, there seems to be this notion that science has some hidden agenda with evolution, and this example of tenitivity could be used as a segue to a discussion on how the ToE could easily change with new evidence.
Anyone think this is a good idea?
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