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Anyways.....

1) Charon (Pluto's moon)
2) And a close up of part of Pluto's surface.
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I do not care if Pluto is not a "planet" anymore. If these pictures were just close ups of some small boulder in the Keiper Belt, I'd still find it all just as fascinating.
I don't doubt that one bit.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I'm not saying Pluto is ugly.

I'm saying Pluto is our ninth planet.
 
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Do you mean the laws of physics can take a hike?
No, I mean science can take a hike.

I have Boolean standards I use to reconcile science with Scripture.

My Boolean Standards:
If the Bible says it, but Science disagrees: go with the Bible.
If the Bible doesn't say it, but Science does: go with Science.

The Pluto issue is a rare exception, where I say SCIENCE CAN TAKE A HIKE and mean it sans miracles, since I believe Pluto got demoted by a rigged vote.
 
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Do you find any of these new discoveries interesting?
No.

I don't care if Saturn has three rings or ten.

Just get my anchovy pizza here on time, and I'll be happy with how much science has advanced. ;)
 
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No, I mean science can take a hike.

I have Boolean standards I use to reconcile science with Scripture.

My Boolean Standards:
If the Bible says it, but Science disagrees: go with the Bible.
If the Bible doesn't say it, but Science does: go with Science.

So what you're saying basically is that you don't think?
 
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So what you're saying basically is that you don't think?
In a sense, that is correct.

I used to be a serious chessplayer.

The opening moves are all nice and neatly categorized in what is called the Encylopedia of Chess Openings.

Eliminating the thinking factor for the first ten moves or so of the game.

So in that sense, the thinking is done for me.
 
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In a sense, that is correct.

I used to be a serious chessplayer.

The opening moves are all nice and neatly categorized in what is called the Encylopedia of Chess Openings.

Eliminating the thinking factor for the first ten moves or so of the game.

So in that sense, the thinking is done for me.

I'm sorry.
 
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WOW what?

I don't share your fascination with Pluto's aesthetics -- that's all.

It's ugly, appears [biologically] lifeless, has craters and whatnot.

What tickles a guy like me pink is finding out things like how the books of the Old Testament are laid out in perfect balance.

17 books of history ... 5 books of poetry ... 17 books of prophecy.

Broken down further in even more amazing balance.

17 books of history = 5 books of Moses + 12 books of Israel in the Promised Land.
17 books of prophecy = 5 major books of prophecy + 12 minor prophets.

To each his own ... eh?
 
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WOW what?

I don't share your fascination with Pluto's aesthetics -- that's all.

It's ugly, appears [biologically] lifeless, has craters and whatnot.

What tickles a guy like me pink is finding out things like how the books of the Old Testament are laid out in perfect balance.

17 books of history ... 5 books of poetry ... 17 books of prophecy.

Broken down further in even more amazing balance.

17 books of history = 5 books of Moses + 12 books of Israel in the Promised Land.
17 books of prophecy = 5 major books of prophecy + 12 minor prophets.

To each his own ... eh?

And someone else in the world is just as devout as you and believes some other holy book is just as real as you believe the bible is.
 
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