Slippery slope argument Paul. Won't work. Of course, every human activity, indeed every activity of every thing, has an ecological impact.
We need to assess each activity individually and decide if the impact is desirable or not, irrespective of what other impacts have occurred at other places and times. Whatever may have been drawn in French caves tens of thousands of years ago is quite irrelevant to what's happening today. Cheers, frank On October 25, 2015 1:43:46 PM EDT, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >By extension one could argue that the cave paintings of early humans >desecrated nature. Mankind leaves it's mark and writes a history for >better or worse. It's the way of the world. > >Paul via phone > >> On Oct 25, 2015, at 11:59 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> According to Wikipedia, encouraging tourism was the original reason >for creating it. >> >> >>> On 10/24/2015 5:40 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> Ann, >>> You need to get over it. >>> The sculpture has brought thousands (millions) out to look at the >Black Hills. >>> Otherwise, folks would never go there. >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 4:34 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>> In answer to Mt. RUshmore? >>>> >>>> Ithink they areboth desecrating nature , but asa reply to Rushmore >bothers >>>> me less - >>>> >>>> Nice shots, Don - >>>> >>>>> On 10/24/2015 2:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I imagine the thought of just tweeting >>>>> the viewing area and being done with it is prevalent in the teams >quiet >>>>> mutterings. >>>>> >>>>> J >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 24, 2015, at 10:28 AM, knarf <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I wouldn't say it's hideous artwork but it's certainly a >desecration of a >>>>>> beautiful natural formation. >>>>>> >>>>>> If they stopped now I'd be pretty pleased. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> frank >>>>>> >>>>>>> On October 24, 2015 12:03:12 PM EDT, Donald Guthrie >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> On the subject of statues carved out of the hillside this one is >among >>>>>>> the controversial set. Is it the hopeless dream that will be >never >>>>>>> completed, another hideous artwork, or a great tribute to Native >>>>>>> Americans who have blessed the project. It is being done >entirely with >>>>>>> private funding & contributions. But many complain that more >money has >>>>>>> been spent on the observation point than on the carving. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> These photos were all taken in September 2015 from the >observation >>>>>>> building which is a mile from the statue. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/340104 >> >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
