At 11:36 20/03/01 -0500, Feesh wrote:

>IF divers are stressed to take RESPONSIBILITY for THEMSELVES,
>by their trainers, by the dive industry and all related
>segments of societies, then we WOULDN'T have fine Instructors
>like Strike (and some other fine instructors and DMs I
>personally know) dropping out of scuba teaching and dive-
>guide professional role, because people TEND to blame THEM
>for mishaps that are mostly (or wholly) the fault of the
>IRRESPONSIBLE DIVER.

I disagree with this statement.  I don't think that divers are different
from other people.  A different attitude of the trainers, the dive industry
and all related segments of societies won't change human nature.  In a
certain psychological theory it was called "locus of control".  Most people
tend to "blame" other people, the environment, luck, God and many different
factors for their mishaps.  Only few tend to understand that they are
responsible for themselves.  The scuba crowd is just a reflection of the
human kind in this sense.

All we can do is observe, vote for the best candidates for the Darwyn
awards, and sometimes feel sorry, if we have an emotional weakness :-)
People will always try to blame anybody but themselves, in the scuba
industry, as well as in all the other aspects of life.


Regards,

                   Kuty