Sun (was Re: Intelligence)

[John Clarke <johnc@xxxxxxxxx>]

WARNING: This is seriously off-topic.

> > (*)Intersting footnote: the discovery that the sun was made of hydrogen
> > came only five years after an eminent philospher declared that humanity
> > would _never_ know what stars were made of, and that consequently
> > scientists should stop trying and listen to philosophers instead.
> 
> Can you be more specific? Do you recall the name of the philosopher? I
> think your writing is a very good example for my argumentation course.
> (Not that I'm saying your argumentation was good or bad, just the way you
> used same example as counter one.)

I seem to recall that I read this in Cosmos (Carl Sagan's book).  If the
movers haven't packed up my house by tonight then I'll check.

John