Comment on Sad Ganymede noises

• Alaknar@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Because that sentence doesn’t really make sense. “Criteria” is a human concept. Nature doesn’t do “criteria”, nor “objective” for that matter. So, yes, there’s no “natural criteria” for when something is X or Y, we, humans, make those criteria. Doesn’t matter if it’s in relation to animals, plants, or planets.

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So you’re saying things just exist, and as humans we categorize them? Because that’s what I said.

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    • Alaknar@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The idea of a “category” is inherently human. Just like “objective” and “criteria”.

      Which means there is objective criteria for what is categorised as a planet - it’s whatever we, humans, define them to be.

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      • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Not objective in the sense that aliens would come to the same definition for what is and isn’t a planet. Compare that to something like what the elements are.

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