Trail Ethic -- [Was: Re: [at-l] On topic if you carry a cell on the trail....]

[daveh at psknet.com (David Hicks)]

Person "A" and person "B" may agree on one subject and totally disagree on 
nearly everything else.  Why?  Often it is because they reached that singular 
agreement by far different routes.

One person might be a vegetarian because of their views on the value/sanctity 
of various life forms; another because of their views on the detrimental 
effect of meat production on the environment/ the depletion of fisheries/ etc; 
and yet another because of their views on the effect of meat within their own 
body.

By extension, it is not safe to assume that just because we may agree on how 
we feel about cell phones that we also agree on other issues of ethics, 
standards, etc.

Also, my first two hypnotically vegetarians might well have some missionary 
zeal to convert others to their ethics, standards, etc, because of their 
focus.
However, it is unlikely that the third would feel the need for others to 
convert to for him/her to meet his/her goals.

I'm afraid of little.  My years of trail work is all the commitment I feel I 
need.

However, I just don't feel that my ethic is the only moral high ground, nor do 
I would I want to push my ethics & standards on other, even if I could.  It 
might just be that those I think are ignorant, or indifferent, know something, 
which I don't.

As always YMMV.

Chainsaw

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Their conspicuous avoidance
of crediting this to a permanent Trail ethic, or acknowledging this Trail
standard in direct terms is rather outstandingly obvious. I wonder if that's 
why
they don't answer my questions asking about this? What are they afraid of?
Rejection by ignorant, indifferent people? Committing to a Trail purpose? Why 
not
just come out and say it? It's part of the Trail's purpose. Be brave - admit 
it.

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