Why not just stop naming things after people?

by Anonymous Almost everyone in history has views or actions that wouldn’t be seen favorably today. New details also tend to emerge over time about nearly anyone. Standards change; what was acceptable in the past may not be acceptable now, and may change again in the future. I propose that we start using the Latin names of plants/insects/animals. NE Haliaeetus Leucocephalus St. See, it even has a ring to it!