Dreamer here: I'd just like to echo Ray's comment. I don't agree with
most of Steven's applications of his evolutionary enviro ethics, but it
seems like a valuable perspective, especially when he fleshes it out as
in the last post. It seems like there's probably some pretty important
truth there, even if I can't always figure out just what to do with that
truth. It's not equivalent to the endless factual debates on satellite
tracking of the ozone hole that got so frustrating.
Of course as one of those who may have been guilty lately of unduly
monopolizing list resources, maybe I'm not in the best position to
comment on any of this. . .
Ray Lanier wrote:
>
> Dear list-owners,
>
> The last couple of posts from Steven Bissell have inferred that he is being
> limited in the content of his messages.
>
> I hope this is not the case. But if so, it seems to me that the list-owners
> owe us participants an explanation - perhaps I missed it. Certainly you own
> the list and can establish the rules. But, it seems to me that, if there is
> an infraction of those rules, we should be informed of the basis for that
> conclusion.
>
> In the last post, Steven's language suggested that he was being required to
> demonstrate how his posts relate to EE. Now I am not a competent ethicist,
> but it is my understanding that there are some who suggest that
> biology/evolution have some bearing on environmental ethics. Certainly, it
> seems to me that an environmental ethics group would want the benefit of
> input from a professional wildlife biology/genetics person on the
> environmental issues under discussion.
>
> To me, this is in no way comparable to the digressions that have occured in
> the past.
>
> In short, I smell censorship. And I don't like it.
>
> In my view, the list-owners owe us an explanation and *justification* for
> censorship if it is occurring. And, we should have an opportunity to debate
> that issue.
>
> Sincerely and respectfully, I am
>
> Ray Lanier ([log in to unmask])
> P.O. Box 698, Micanopy, Florida USA 32667
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