On 5/11/2010 7:51 AM, Invisible wrote:
>>> Strangely enough, Einstein himself had a kind of "pop star" status at
>>> his time. Science was considered sort of "sexy" back then.
>>
>> Why can't we get back to putting people who actually contribute to the
>> better understanding of the world around us back on the pedestal
>> instead of placing vacuous celebrities and sports stars on a pedestal?
>
> There's more of the latter?

Definitely true....

> They're cheaper to have around?

Have you seen their salaries?

> It's easier for the general public to comprehend a man kicking a hollow
> lump of cow hide than the concept that time and space are subjective?

But, in my mind, infinitely more interesting than watching someone kick 
a hollow lump of cow hide around.

-- 
~Mike

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