Who should make the assessment? Evidently both Rushmore and Crazy Horse were judged worthy.
Paul via phone > On Oct 25, 2015, at 1:57 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
