annoying.
i see it a lot, especially in docus, how narrators will insistantly stick to old outdated facts, just because its the most traditional view.
just now, on the other forum im on, someone brought up dinosaurs, and every time someone does, theres a certain member there who HAS to flaunt, and always flaunts erroneous outdated stuff, its so annoying :S
its the _third_ time i tell him: velociraptor isnt 3 feet tall, its 2 feet tall. a nitpickery, but JUST TRUST ME... dont get competitive, dont get angry, just ACCEPT A FACT.
its like im "ruining" his image of velociraptor or something
but how can people have this loose a relationship to facts?
i too would find "cool" if velociraptor was tall as a house, but it just isnt. thats fact. i stand by fact.
the worrying thing is that often serious scientists behave like this as well.
they get emotional and offended when confronted w a FACT they dont LIKE, so they just revert to outdated facts, and stand by them, as if making some sort of stance
a fact is a fact is a fact. i get that religious nuts dont get that, but people who are into science REALLY should get it.