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Poll Question: what is your favourite subject, or what is most interesting/facinating
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That'd be an interesting argument.
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Well, at least in the sense that Astronomy is a subject that has drawn many humans towards science. If you know Asimov's 'An Intelligent Man's Guide To Science' it starts by Astronomy, that must have a reason behind.
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so you don't think books about dinosaurs has had the same effect on kids, for making them put up spades
 and bucket and start  digging in the dirt and start carving for bones. the frist finding of t-rex spawned many to start their interest for sceince, like geology and archeology
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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

Well, at least in the sense that Astronomy is a subject that has drawn many humans towards science. If you know Asimov's 'An Intelligent Man's Guide To Science' it starts by Astronomy, that must have a reason behind.


Oh I meant that genuinely. I don't agree. But I hadn't thought about it before, and I think a strong case could be made. Although, ultimately it would have to be either philosophy or math I think. Though the distinction between those two and astronomy in the nascence of the subjects is certainly thin.


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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

so you don't think books about dinosaurs has had the same effect on kids, for making them put up spades
 and bucket and start  digging in the dirt and start carving for bones. the frist finding of t-rex spawned many to start their interest for sceince, like geology and archeology


I'm sure it does. But looking up at night has also created many a scientist.
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hint: It's not philosophy.

 
 
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Astronomy easily.
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as Geology student I spent hours between fossils, as MSc Geologist not so much interested,but still prefer Earth
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I took an astronomy class last year to fulfill my science credits, and I loved it.  I like spending hours wikipedia-hopping around amazing discoveries in space too.  Dinosaurs are still pretty awesome though Tongue
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Both.
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Sadly (?) now my thoughts turn to the stars. Big smile
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Paleoastronomy- Wins because its both. If we can have a Sharknado, we can have a T-rexstronaut.
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Actually, you could say most of the astronomy is a kind of celestial paleontology. A quasar called  ULAS JJ1120+0641 is said to be 13 billion light years away. Which means that this quasar may well have been extinct for 3 times longer than the Solar system has existed. 
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Ermm I think you may be confusing paleontology with geology. Paleontology is the study of ancient life, not objects. (Paleo = old, onto = being, ology = study).

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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Ermm I think you may be confusing paleontology with geology. Paleontology is the study of ancient life, not objects. (Paleo = old, onto = being, ology = study).

Were you also going to solemnly postulate that quasars are inanimate objects, thus not capable of extinction? 




 
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Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Ermm I think you may be confusing paleontology with geology. Paleontology is the study of ancient life, not objects. (Paleo = old, onto = being, ology = study).

Were you also going to solemnly postulate that quasars are inanimate objects, thus not capable of extinction? 




 
I'm going to state they are not life.
 
Being animate and capable of extinction is not a definition of life. An automobile is an animate object capable of extinction, the remains of which in million years time would be the subject of archeology, not paleontology. A volcano is an animate object capable if extinction, in a million years time they would be the subject of geology, not paleontology. 

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Agi you make the greatest polls
 
 
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astrology or scientology? Tongue

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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

It could be argued that Astronomy is the mother of all sciences.
I see. Well, do you want to have just one argument, or were you thinking of taking a course?
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