Re:paleonet Burgess Shale Fossil Theft

["calzola" <calzola@xxxxxx>]

Pristis@aol.com  wrote:

 

<<Do you consider the loss of one worm impression specimen at the quarry site a
"tragedy" equivalent to torturing a large animal or to the loss of the
Liberty Bell (these are not my comparisons!)?  Yes or No?  Yes seems to be
the politically correct answer.  I say no.>>

 

'Equivalent ' means _nothing_  and it seems like your asking others to acquire a better perspective reflects your own incapacity to change your own,doesn't it?

 

As others have already stated,  the answer to your question would be NO , not _yes_ as you think, so I think you've missed their  point.

 

Everything's relative, so your question's completely  senseless....as well as your previous statements.

 

Being this a paleontological discussion forum, people can speak in terms of tragedy about the loss of a fossil worm (it's still a relative matter, as we've seen, but this is a different thing), while it may be ridiculous to do it in a different context.

 

Considering different context as being only one  reflects simplemindedness.

 

 

 

Filippo Calzolari