CurtAdams@aol.com wrote:
> Read Dennett and Dawkins, [Gould'] opponents amongst popular writers.
after reading gould's wonderful life, i decided i had to see
it for myself (wolcotts quarry) so i arranged to vacation in
canada. stayed at emerald lake lodge.
hiked up with a guide who told me a story so good i do hope it is true.
turns out the esteemed professor was to visit the site and some jokester
at haahhvahd convinced him or somehow he got the impression that they
were going to take him up there in a helicopter. he arrived and asked
when the chopper would get there at which time dr gould was told that
they had no helicopter and furthermore, if they had one, they would not
disturb the peacefulness of emerald lake to take him or anyone else up
there, and he would have to hike like everyone else. to his credit,
he did so.
and so did i, five years after, and it was some of the most
> They're good too. Dawkins tends to be closest to mainstream biology...