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I wonder if there exists people who aggressively believe mushrooms are plants, similar to people who defend Pluto as a planet. (slrpnk.net)
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It was only in 1969 (nice) that fungi officially became its own separate kingdom.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The definition of planet is completely subjective, whereas the definition of mushroom is based on science and evolution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Some people believe the earth is flat, I don't think whether the definition is scientific or not matters much lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Planet used to mean wandering star, referring to 'stars' that didn't stay in one place but moved around with the days, months, years, or centuries. Obviously not a useful definition these days, I consider a planet a rocky body big enough that it's gravity makes it almost perfectly round.