Wow. This thread is sort of reminding me of the whole science vs.
creationism topic that appeared on the Entomology listserv out of
UGuelph. While this thread is certainly entertaining I question the
intent of the original poster and will put forth the possibility of an
internet "troll" looking to cause trouble. Honestly, it's so easy to
touch a nerve in cyberspace especially when you can do it fairly
anonymously. To pit one profession against another, particularly in this
case since there has always been tension on this topic, just reeks of
trolling IMO. Not to mention if the original poster was really making
this big of decision......where is he now and why is he asking for life
altering information on an internet listserv? I mean, come on this guy
presumably has a whole university at his finger tips and should, at least
by this point, have enough personal experience and self motivation to
figure this out. It's not like the two fields in question are so similar
that you'd really need know the minute differences to make the best
decision, in fact, these two fields are so very different in fundimentals
and in duties that it shouldn't so hard you have to ask a bunch of
strangers what's right. So far the only response from him was a list of
things that could add fuel to the fire. Maybe I'm just overly suspisous
but it's not the first time something like this has happened on a
professional science board and it wouldn't be the last. Heck, I've seen
email scams on listserv's. Anyway, since everyone is spouting that is
what I have to say.
