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[Mark <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

>  Mark, I deeply respect whatever you happen to find inspiring, and merely 
> request that you offer me the same respect for what *I* find 
> inspiring.  If it works in creating healthy designs and systems, what 
> matters it otherwise?
>
> Isn't diversity one of the hallmarks of a healthy ecological system? :)
>
> Happy Halloween/Samhain,
>
> Loren

It is not the experience/belief I object to, it is the elevation of this 
stuff to an essential pillar of the design process, and to be fair that was 
not stated in a pushy manner in your post.   It was quite a revelation to 
me how many good organic farmers are very strong Christians and do it all 
for Jesus.  Many would certainly frame the experience of having the land 
"speak" as a whisper from Christ; a notion I also have no problem with per 
se.  All I ask is that people keep in mind that the specifics of 
inspiration are not essential to design success.
M


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Mark P. Ludwig
Poultry Research Lab
University of Wisconsin -Madison
608-262-1730 WK
608-846-7125 HM