That’s one seriously selective initialism, hah.
Astronomy just seems to be full of terrible backronyms. To the point that there’s a list of them: Dumb Or Overly Forced Astronomical Acronyms Site (or DOOFAAS)
Space is a bunch of cool shit sprinkled into a whole lot of nothing. You gotta spice things up when staring into the void in search of that grain of non-void.
Besides, just about anyone willing to do that has to be a huge nerd, so it’s only natural that some would indulge in cheesy backronyms and the rest wouldn’t stop them.
I love it.
Those are wonderful and I love them so much.
This is what happens when nerds get to name things.
It becomes highly problematic when it comes to the medical field and genetics, tho, like imagine telling someone their fetus is going to die because they have a sonic hedgehog mutation.
Would have been appropriate as the name Lucifer is Latin for “light-bringer” and originally referred to the planet Venus in ancient folklore … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer
It wasn’t until modern times that we all forgot about the origins of the name and just associated it to some demonic spirit that lives in hell. Old ancient traditions are more complex and elaborate than our simplistic ideas of right/wrong, good/bad, heaven/hell, angel/demon.
In one of the books by Arthur C Clark that are sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey … (spoiler alert for anyone who hasn’t read the books yet) … future civilizations end up collapsing Jupiter, a gas giant that is thought to be a failed double star to our sun … when Jupiter collapses into a new smaller star, it is named ‘Lucifer’ - the bringer of light
Are you kidding? I go to my evangelical church three times a week and I can assure you that "Satan* doesn’t bring any light.
“Satan” only cares about these seven things
I One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
II The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
III One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
IV The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one’s own.
V Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.
VI People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one’s best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
VII Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
So, like I said, none of the above says anything about hating people that are different from you on the surface level. Good luck in hell.
Dig the reference. Go satan church!
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Large General Binocular Telescope
Ftw
I’m doctor Rockso I do cocaine!
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How bout
Large Great Binocular Telescope
Gonna have to give out banana stickers for using it!
We won’t be needing your banana stickers
It turns out you can just buy astrological observation.
