On Wed, 6 Sep 2000 14:47:42 +0100, Aldo P. Solari [APS]
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>Bob, we should "put you to work" :-) on the "Philosophy of
>diving". The diving community lacks the formalization of a
>philosophical/conceptual framework.
Aaarrrgh! You've already plowed too deep into this pile of doo-doo.
>We need philosophers everywhere and the diving community is not
>an exception.
Okay. Since you asked for it, I'll cite you my mentor and idol,
philosopher/scuba-diver Dave Barry, who had this to say in his article,
about majoring in the subject of your inquiry:
"PHILOSOPHY: Basically, this involves sitting in a room and
deciding there is no such thing as reality and then going to
lunch. You should major in philosophy if you plan to take a
lot of drugs."
Quoted without permission, from "COLLEGE ANYONE? A veteran's
crash course in campus survival", by Dave Barry.
>Hence, I am very glad you are around here.
Ah, flattery will get you EVERYWHERE. :-) Fortunately, in Scuba
LISTS, no one is held respoonsible for what they say, and they often
change their minds ... some several times a day. :)
>I would be glad to have you pose questions to our fellow divers to have
>some "food for thought".
I am afraid most of our fellow divers are already full of it.
>
>As I see it: the "dolphin-contact" issue is more of a mirror to
>learn about ourselves (as individuals, species, exploiters, etc.)
>than the "simple" interaction with an intelligent animal.
The two most enjoyable dolphin encounters I have had were: (1)
the wild dolphin named Honey who used to play with liveaboard
divers on the Wave Dancer; and (2) the wild dolphin in Cayman
Brac who comes to the Russian wreck to play with divers on the
Cayman Aggressor liveaboard.
There are what's COMMON to both:
a. They do so on their own terms. They just came to play the
way THEY want, and come and go as THEY please.
b. They are SOCIAL REJECTS by their own kind, other dolphins.
What can we learn from THESE factoids?
-- Bob.
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