Oh, m, it’s pretty clear that you stopped thinking a long time ago.

we are so blessed to that you would take to the time to enlighten us how we are all wrong.

you see everybody? we should all strive to have Woody’s wisdom, knowledge and insights.

he has nearly reached the divine mind.

a releif too! whew

we can all stop thinking now…Woody will tell us what we need to know.

Then you are still wrong. Ecology and environmental sciences — both clearly scientific disciplines — often have to study human interaction with the environment and the impact which human policies have on the environment and the constituent species in the environment. Anyone who attempts to study whales and who is attempting to make projection about the heath of these various species into the future must assess the political and policy actions of countries like japan and the other whaling states, as their actions will have a direct impact on these species. This article simply explains some of those policies.

“this is someone with a soapbox.”

Not really. When it comes to the japanese and whaling, all one has to do is present the facts and any rational, moral human will be repulsed by the japanese actions. That’s not being on a soapbox, that’s being a thinking, rational human being. (And even if this post was on “a soapbox,” there’s nothing wrong with that. There are some pathetic folks out there who completely fall apart at the notion that their views might be challenged by others, and therefore demand strict quarantine of any idea that might counter their precious worldviews. Such people should be laughed at, not catered to.)

i too am disheartened at the corruption and the mindless killing of all these whales.

but i stand by my statement – this is not a science article. this is someone with a soapbox.

Don’t think it’s quite a tabloid either though. Environmental, as in save the whales not combat global warming, for sure.

And this story is about science.

There will probably be no choice to reduce their catch by then.

Discover is a magazine about science.

This reads more like a tabloid. Which is why I cancelled my subscription last year after being a loyal subscriber for years.

The editors need to go back and look at old issues of Discover – go back 12 years and look at the content and format.

In other words…go back to your roots.