REleamses

[Dr. James Adams]

Dear Listers,

    I was obviously in a hurry when I wrote this this morning. What I 
meant to say in the line that is offset below is:  "Paul seems to be 
sayin that we shouldn't be concerned . . ."
 
> All right, so Anne may be a little off the wall with some of what she 
> says (sorry, Anne), but at least her motivation is in the right 
> place.  Talk about troubling -- I'm much more disturbed by what you 
> say, Paul.  

- - - It seems to me that we shouldn't be concerned about 
 anything we do to the planet. - - - 

> Do you think that we should not try to 
> do something about pollution, about endangered species, etc., all 
> things which we (humans are responsible for?  "Save yourself??"  Where 
> the hell did you get that from this discussion?  Is it not possible 
> for at least some humans to be truly concerned about the earth that 
> we live on?  I grant you that if we do something to save/improve the 
> environment, in the long run we will save ourselves, but it is 
> (hopefully) not the selfish act you make it sound like.  Mark Walker 
> does present an interesting biological possibility, that we are just 
> another one of evolution's creatures, and that the earth will deal 
> with us accordingly.  But I don't think he meant it in the selfish, 
> do nothing way that you suggest, Paul.
> 
>     Enough philosophizing for today, especially from someone who 
> doesn't do it much (makes my head hurt!).
> 
>     James
>