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Jerry, you are correct in your assumptions. Tweeters is not a place for =
science as religion. Civil discourse is in short supply these days. =
There is always a place where well meaning people of differing opinions =
can discuss their views in a civilized manner. However, this guy is not =
merely a zealot, he is a whacko. Yes, we can use the delete key, but =
there is such a thing as harassment. We are being harassed by this nut, =
every time we turn around. Tweeters is no place for that. Folks on the =
tweeters alias get into some fairly enthusiastic discussions, and with a =
couple of exceptions, are pretty nice people. This nut is not. If you =
read more of his book you will find that he is a very dangerous man - =
Unibomber stuff. We should not be a party to that.=20
I'm not much of a professional birder and I get into raging arguments =
with some folks, but I don't wish harm on those that disagree with me. =
This guy believes that "ecologically correct" technocrats should decide =
the world's fate and that those that disagree with him should be =
expunged. I'm sorry, but he sounds a little more like Hitler than a =
responsible ecologist. I hope you understand my position. There is =
always a place for extreme ideas, but not Timmothy McVeigh's, =
Unibombers, treespikers, or this nut. That is not the way to accomplish =
our goals. Just because some agree with the general cause, does not mean =
that any means are acceptable. Thanks for your insight.


________________________________
Dave Stiles
New Business Development
425-635-0709
ASIX, Inc.=20
visit our web site at www.asix.com

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From: Jerry Tangren[SMTP:tangren at wsu.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 1997 9:54 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: The one book that every serious ecologist needs to read!!!

My two cents: I have found that as a conservationist my feelings are
often out of step with those of you who see ecology as a religion. =
Actually
my religion also speaks to ecology, but not in the same terms.
However, because I realize there exist differences, I simply hit the =
delete
key every time the mentioned book came up.=20

I felt that this man was promoting his religion in a way that perhaps =
puts
me to shame for not promoting mine with the same intensity.

However, if this man is only a shameless hustler, then beat on him.

--Jerry <tangren at wsu.edu>



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