On Aug 27, 2:50 pm, amacmil...@aol.com wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:11:27 -0700 (PDT), "John M."
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> >On Aug 27, 8:35 am, Malcolm  wrote:
> >> In article
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> >> John M.  writes
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> >> >On Aug 25, 11:05 pm, Malcolm  wrote:
> >> >> In article ,
> >> >> amacmil...@aol.com writes
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> >> >> >On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:36:29 -0700 (PDT), "John M."
> >> >> > wrote:
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> >> >> >>On Aug 25, 5:23 pm, amacmil...@aol.com wrote:
> >> >> >>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:33:12 -0700 (PDT), "John M."
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> >> >> >>> >Explain how these trips are more damaging to the Arctic environment
> >> >> >>> >than the trans-Alaska pipeline, which carries the oil for gas-guzzling
> >> >> >>> >cars such as Range Rovers..
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> >> >> >>> They're probably not but only crooks would try to make money out of
> >> >> >>> then under the "conservation" banner.
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> >> >> >>It's a business like any other.
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> >> >> >Yes I agree.  But many are masquerading under the charity banner and
> >> >> >claim not to be "a business like any other".  How many times has
> >> >> >Malcolm Ogilvie said they're not businesses but charities.  Pleased to
> >> >> >see you disagree with him.  You're getting there.
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> >> >> >> It has its codes of conduct ,and all
> >> >> >>business is ethically reviewed to some degree by the powers that be.
> >> >> >>So are you saying that all business people are crooks?
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> >> >> >No I'm not.  But those even you think are "businesses like any other"
> >> >> >should be subject to the same rules as other "businesses like any
> >> >> >other" with regard to misrepresentation.  And misrepresentation in
> >> >> >business is crooked and seen as such.
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> >> >> Says Angus, after a typical piece of misrepresentation :-(
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> >> >Isn't it interesting that we have got this far in the discussion and
> >> >he has yet to invoke Godwin's Law.
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> >> Perhaps my telling him repeatedly that he is obsessed has had an effect
> >> :-))
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> >> But perhaps not!
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> >The crucial point about obsession is that the obsessed cannot know
> >that they have a problem. Cultural institutions like revealed religion
> >make billions of people partially or totally obsessed. These belief
> >systems are carefully crafted, or have evolved with time, to do just
> >that. Compulsive behaviour linked to the obsession reinforces it on a
> >daily or even hourly basis. Visit any flavour of temple to see this in
> >action.
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> I would agree with that.  Malcolm's obsession is supporting the
> killing of members of one species to benefit another and yours is the
> wish to be regarded as an eminent scientist.

The last thing I would say about myself is that I am any more than
just a scientist. Eminence is of no interest to me. If it was I would
be engaged in furious research to produce as many publications as
possible, as this is the only way one gains eminence in science theses
days.

> I don't have one.

I have already dealt with the problem of how obsessed people view
themselves elsewhere. Your response indicates I hit the nail on the
head.