07-21-2019, 03:08 PM
glinda wrote:
"There is no Vs. HOTPE, again, your bias comes shining through. Thank god you don't try and pawn yourself off as a scientist, eh?
And in fact, I kind of think both letters are saying the same thing. But hey, that's my bias, right?"
The letters do not say the same thing. The Maunakea Observatories' letter was not a direct response to the students' letter but was prompted by it due to the misinformation and inflammatory language it contained. A direct response was considered a bad idea, but there was a serious concern that the students' letter would provoke some into responding with equally inflammatory language without realizing the harm they would do to the current astronomy community in Hawaii. The students wrote that letter without understanding the nuances of the current situation.
"There is no Vs. HOTPE, again, your bias comes shining through. Thank god you don't try and pawn yourself off as a scientist, eh?
And in fact, I kind of think both letters are saying the same thing. But hey, that's my bias, right?"
The letters do not say the same thing. The Maunakea Observatories' letter was not a direct response to the students' letter but was prompted by it due to the misinformation and inflammatory language it contained. A direct response was considered a bad idea, but there was a serious concern that the students' letter would provoke some into responding with equally inflammatory language without realizing the harm they would do to the current astronomy community in Hawaii. The students wrote that letter without understanding the nuances of the current situation.