Tags: nature
Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"The models are not completely inaccurate – they can account for the broad history of many of the small objects out there but perhaps nature is less concerned about the lines scientists have drawn, with some comets and asteroids not adhering neatly to the rules."
Natalie Starkey
Starkey, N. (2018). Catching Stardust. Comets, asteroids and the birth of the solar system. Bloomsbury Sigma.
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