Since there seems to be interest in the discussion about the potential for circa-1937 trails at the Seven Site, I felt I should qualify what I said yesterday about my "agreement" with the idea of the trails. I was agreeing only with the idea that the trails may have at one time been worth exploring in the New Zealand photos. Time and further analysis showed this idea to be flawed.
One point I'd like to make, and it's sort of a procedural one, is that agreement, in the true sense, is not the ultimate objective to these discussions. We can all agree or all disagree with one another and still be wrong concerning the true facts. Agreement, which after all is only another word for group opinion, needs to be balanced by the science to support it. Groups can often be wrong in their opinions. Is it testable? That's an important question. Is it worth testing? That's another important question. To both of these questions, with regard to the trails, the answer to me seems to be no.
I still think the New Zealand photos are fascinating and may yet offer promising avenues for discussion. I just don't believe that the trails are this type of avenue.
Joe Cerniglia
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