a friend writes:

> I read your post on Bee-L:

"But can Nature or Biodiversity be assigned some scientific definition and does it have value that depends on that definition? Certainly the signature of nature is diversity, but there are plenty of thriving ecosystems that are vastly less diverse than others, so great diversity can hardly be claimed indispensable."

> You need to learn about ecology.

my reply (in part):

I am just trying to provoke discussion there, not make proclamations. 

Pete

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