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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!psuvax1!psuvm!mek104
  2. Organization: Penn State University
  3. Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:36:01 EDT
  4. From: <MEK104@psuvm.psu.edu>   Mark Kubiske
  5. Message-ID: <92206.143601MEK104@psuvm.psu.edu>
  6. Newsgroups: talk.environment
  7. Subject: Re: Libertarians & the environment
  8. Lines: 21
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  10. >in <ewright.711999698@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
  11. >writes:
  12.  
  13. >>In <1992Jul20.192034.2963@beaver.cs.washington.edu> pauld@cs.washington.edu
  14. >>(Paul Barton-Davis) writes:
  15.  
  16.  
  17. >>Why the caricature ? What aspect of deep ecology ("biocentrism") prevents
  18. >>you from recognising the idea that trees deserve rights as trees, not as
  19. >>people ?
  20.  
  21. >Perhaps the same aspect that prevents him recognizing that trees should be
  22. >required to register with selective service.  He may be operating under the
  23. >delusion that trees are not people.
  24.  
  25. BTW Paul, after you telling me that I had a very limited understanding of
  26. what is meant by "rights", I asked for an explanation.  How 'bout it?  What
  27. 'rights' do trees have?  Do these 'rights' apply to all members of the plant
  28. kingdom or just trees?
  29.  
  30. Mark.
  31.