Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> For example, almost
> all of a neutron star is made of neutrons, so there is much
> more non-empty matter out there than she thinks.


Right, the neutron star is an obvious disproof of the bowling-ball-matter
factoid. Perhaps I gave her too much benefit of the doubt on that. However, I
remember my Lutheran catechismal materials in 8th grade making philosophical
reflections about the fact that most ordinary matter around us is mostly open
space.  I have a vague recollection of some reputed scientist-- Sagan??-- doing
the same.

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