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Hi All,
My wife was asking me last night what is is that I get out of spending so
much of my time bothering to post to Bee-L. I used that question for some
introspection.
I came to the realization that my reasons were roughly in this order:
1. To challenge my own opinions. By posting my working opinion on any
subject to Bee-L (and to other researchers off List) I submit it to
testing. I want to see whether it stands up to informed scrutiny and
scientific skepticism. I hope that any contrary evidence will be presented
back. It is so easy to fool oneself, and the last thing that I want to do
is to fool myself or to win an argument based upon faulty assumptions.
2. To learn. There is a large store of knowledge in the posters and
lurkers. I often get the most valuable information from the lurkers who
choose not to post, but rather contact me off List. I thank Pete Borst,
who goes out of his way to initiate new topics of discussion. Bee-L is a
forum to exercise our brains, challenge misconceptions, and to make
intellectual progress.
3. To share. The sharing of knowledge is one of the most important human
traits. I am rewarded daily with letters of appreciation.
And thank you Aaron for the amount of effort that you put in to make this
forum for discussion available!
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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