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Old 18-May-2009, 04:21 AM
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Piknar said:

I meant that scientists are the people who determine scientific facts, not governments. This was in response to your statement "...the govt view it is still not proven..." which seemed to me to suggest that it was the US government which decided the Moon has an atmosphere.
Reminds me of the 1897 bill passed unanimously in the Indiana House of Reps to redefine Pi. Hard, cold reality took a stand there as well...
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