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Robin Faichney wrote:
> On Tue, 16 May 2000, Vincent Campbell wrote:
> >...why did the Incas continue to devestate essential resources for
> >decorative purposes, assuming at some point they would have recognised this?
>
> Same reason we currently exploit natural resources as if we couldn't see
> beyond the tip of our collective metaphorical nose: these are all "failed
> experiments", so don't count! :-)
Just in case you are serious, they DO count. Science learns all the time by its
failed experiments. It is interesting, though, that in spite of the fact that
much is learned, there is no journal of failed experiments. There should be,
though.
>
>
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> Robin Faichney
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