The expression, "Dead Butterflies"

[Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX]

Yes, the use of emotive word games is a standard ploy of people who have an
agenda that they want others to adopt. Some people unfortunately are taken
in by such an approach. Of course one price that we must pay for freedom of
speech is that we will be exposed to many other views that are not
consistent with our own.  I believe that specimens (dead organisms) will
continue to play an important role in science and in documentation of global
biodiversity - regardless of any mental hiccups this causes to people who
have a philosophical problem with this.

-----Original Message-----
From: Leptraps at aol.com [mailto:Leptraps at aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:39 AM
To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: The expression, "Dead Butterflies"


The words "dead butterflies" seems to be another expression of the anti
collecting movement. Jeffrey Glassberg used the term "dead butterflies" in a
recent book review, it has appeared in a number of recent postings on this
and other lists, and, the term "illustration of specimens" has been replaced
by "pictures of dead butterfies" by many watchers and those associated with
NABA. 

If you are a Lepidopterist, it almost makes you want to spit!

Clearing my throat,

Leroy C. Koehn
202 Redding Road
Georgetown, KY
     40324-2622




 
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