tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post4578867887072438892..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #17 / Rim-Laid EggsGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-85639884904777772192014-01-19T15:25:46.145-08:002014-01-19T15:25:46.145-08:00The article agrees with your point, and so do I. B...The article agrees with your point, and so do I. But there is a "cautionary tale" available in this story, for those who have ears to hear, and it is precisely that we should not be tempted to "run the natural world."Gary A. Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-42799186748227885652014-01-18T01:59:09.275-08:002014-01-18T01:59:09.275-08:00The emergence of a recessive trait is not evidence...The emergence of a recessive trait is not evidence for folly by Don Merton and his team. They made the right call nudging those eggs into the center of the nest. The cautionary tale is about a bird allowed to become severely endangered in the first place, not the hubris of trying to save the species. We are part of nature, and have a responsibility to prevent extinction. This is no attempt to run the natural world, but an exercise in compassion and foresight.<br /><br />http://thephysicspolice.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-nature-of-responsibility.html@PhysicsPolicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664172982768472896noreply@blogger.com