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RE: Very well put..

I am familiar with the issues you raise. I agree with most of what you said, but don't accept the argument that scientist are corrupt. There is overlap between pharmaceutical companies and scientific pursuits, but they are not the same thing. Staff scientists are not the same as academic scientists. Scientists also know what studies don't "prove" anything, unless one is talking about mathematical "proofs." Science works on the preponderance of evidence. Are there scientists that are swayed by their funding? Sure. But, in the end, faulty science will not prevail. To dismiss all of science, as some do (I'm not saying you do, just to be clear), because of flaws in the system is convenient.

That being said, however, these days, facts don't matter. See attached web page. Thus, despite the fact that the preponderance of evidence suggests that humans are adversely affecting the environment, these data will never change the minds of the climate deniers. So, what's the point of tying to convince someone--s/he will just become more entrenched in his/her mythology.

Poachers with helicopters and modern technology are a different type of breed than the single poacher trying to feed his/her family. The first is the result of capitalism and the greed of wealth, as you note. The other problem, perhaps even larger is human overpopulation--and this may be the root of all of the planet's problems, including those plaguing humans themselves. Humans have continually destroyed the habitat of different species so that they have nowhere to go. There are a couple of exceptions: cockroaches and corvids do quite well in human environments. But, most species don't fair so well.

Not sure what any of this has to do with audio.....and my apologies to those who have bothered to read this far.



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