Posted by Odysseus from pppu040.moscow.com on December 10, 1998 at 21:35:52:
In Reply to: THE MORALITY OF BEING AN INTERNATIONAL TREASURE HUNTER / ARCHAEOLOGIST posted by HANNIBAL KING on December 10, 1998 at 05:20:17:
I've always figred it was a waste to destroy the entire temple for the sake of that idol (not that I didn't have fun watching the temple be destroyed). That would be like collapsing a pyramid to get the mummy. I believe an archaeologist could learn far more from the structure than the single artifact. The main difference btween Indy and Belloq is that Indy collects treasure for museums, Belloq for personal profit.