RE: [Paddlewise] "Woman who died with 'bear guru' was duped"

From: <Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:50:09 -0500
I recall the incident, and I've read a few articles on it and the posts
that have appeared on this forum.  And one issue keeps coming back to
me.

If Treadwill was such a huge supporter of Bears, it would seem to me
that, for the good of the bears "reputation", for the good of his chosen
field of work, for his colleagues, and for the continuation of people
financially supporting his work and philosophies, then the last thing
he'd want is for he or anyone else to be attacked by a bear.  That
attack seems to render all his work meaningless (maybe an overstatement,
but you get the point).

So, if he truly wanted to "check out" by bear attack, then it seems to
illegitimatize his work (well, at least "his" dedication and motivation
for his work), and substantiate the claims that he was off his rocker.
At least, in my feeble mind it does.  After all, what engineer hopes his
bridge falls down, or what software developer wishes for bugs, etc?

Just rambles....

Rick
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