Al.. Aren't we a part of the "SCIENTIFIC" community? There are a lot of scientists in this group.
Rosie ----- Original Message ----- From: "almitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rob Wesel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "dean bessey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: REALLY COOL METEORITE > Hi Rob and all, > > Rob Wesel wrote: > > This is where we all need to get nervous that the horrible scientists will to put a > ban private collection....and can you blame them in a case like this? > > I can't speak for the rest of the world but in the USA scientists get their money from > public tax dollars. No one has a right to ban meteorite collecting nor should > collectors keep from science important specimens that might yield new information. We > SHOULD compliment each other and work together. I am very much bothered that anyone > would think that the scientific community has any right to even try to ban collecting. > > Until the Sahara finds most of the material was controlled, owned by the scientific > community. Only about 5% at most was in the hands of private individuals. In a free > society you should be able to collect. In an un-free society you can not or wouldn't > be permitted. > > It is because there are more people out there trying to find meteorites, preserve them > that science has so many new stones to research. Not to mention that we provide tax > dollars for them to do so and I hope they are grateful to be our public servants. All > my best! > > --AL Mitterling > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
