You assume he is a diver. I haven't seen anything in his posts indicating he knows jack about diving...
Foxfish, you are the first person that ever asked to have his thread closed. You do have the option of no longer reading and responding.
I have to agree yet somewhat disagree. I think in point of fact Foxfish has served a very important purpose in the context of this thread. Honestly I think it is irrelevant as to weather he is is actually a diver. His importance here is a clear if somewhat extreme example, to highlight and illustrate the incongruous and intrenched old school status quo mindset.
It is founded in 1000 year old, firmly held belief system, a socio cultural, religious, political and economic view, that everything on the planet is only useful in so far as it serves the needs and wants of humans.
That humans "must" by simple virtue of either superior congnitive development or religious edict, have a dominance role to play. Even though the practice of that dominance may ultimately serve to undo itself.
For a human to even consider placing any thing or any other interests equal to or above those immediate needs and wants is considered heresy. No mater how logical or scientifically sound.
New objective thinking or views cannot be considered , because to do is uncomfortable and begins to question some fundamental underpinnings that make such a view possible.
Thus those who do hold such a belief system may actually have no ability to self reflect as to the agenda driven nature of their perspective. Completely beyond their grasp is the possible hypocrisy or inconsistency of some of their own beliefs, perspective and assertions .
Thus they can be quite comfortable resorting to tactics such as disparaging remarks, ad hominem attack and clinging to dismissive labeling.
The benefit for the rest of us not languishing under such restriction, while attempting to bring objectivity to discussion, is to become informed as to exactly what we may encounter in dealing with the intractable nature of what is still a significant and entrenched perspective.
Or perhaps he is simply a troll stirring the pot
, accidentally serving a purpose.
