On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:36:25 EDT, Barry Thompson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Is there any scientific basis for such an assumption?

If you're asking what science would have to say about the Lehrs' situation, 
you've asked a valid question.  On the other hand, if you're implying 
that "science" has the authority to dispatch all other types of evidence, 
then I want to step in and voice my support for other non-scientific voices 
on this list, particularly information like the Lehrs shared.  I would hate 
to intimidate voices from the field in deference to the gods of science. 

Let's not ignore all the many reasons for dealing cautiously with so-
called "scientific" "fact-finding," either.  I want to hear from "science," 
too, but I've learned a lot more from voices in the field than from voices 
in academia.  So, in summary, I say let science speak, but let everyone 
else speak freely, too.

As for the hot bees, I'd seriously consider killing them.  I think others 
on the list have done a good job of describing the circumstances by which 
they might be requeened, but I suspect establishing all those circumstances 
may not be feasible or worth the effort.

Eric

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, 
and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
-- Albert Einstein

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