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18. The human population is unstainable

Reply to bhikkhu (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 10:29 AM

Sep 2013

We're killing the biota to feed ourselves. Climate change is the most obvious symptom, but there are many other signs that we've run out our string. God help our children.

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Feed The Future: "Nearly one billion people endure the misery of chronic hunger..." [View all] ProSense Sep 2013 OP

The more food we grow pscot Sep 2013 #1

Exactly NoOneMan Sep 2013 #2

So why bother? bhikkhu Sep 2013 #3

Asking ,"How will we get enough food to feed this growing population?" pscot Sep 2013 #4

Except that, in this case, food does not drive population growth bhikkhu Sep 2013 #6

The human population is unstainable pscot Sep 2013 #18

Because everything is a problem ProSense Sep 2013 #5

It's not the abundance of food that does it. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2013 #11

Education allows women ways to participate in society other than as wife and mother bhikkhu Sep 2013 #14

nope. more food does not lead to more people. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #7

Of course it does Spider Jerusalem Sep 2013 #13

Then why do the nations that produce the most food have the lowest birthrates? bhikkhu Sep 2013 #15

Because of lower infant mortality? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2013 #16

Neither of those have anything to do with the volume of food available bhikkhu Sep 2013 #19

Aiding Conflict: The Impact of U.S. Food Aid on Civil War joshcryer Sep 2013 #8

Interesting. ProSense Sep 2013 #9

No doubt with GMOs. joshcryer Sep 2013 #10

Why? n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #12

Because agribusiness still must profit. joshcryer Sep 2013 #17

True, but Monsanto is running into a lot of obstacles, and there are many countries involved. n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #23

Yeah right. joshcryer Sep 2013 #24

What's your solution? This isn't about Monsanto. n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #25

How about patent exemptions? joshcryer Sep 2013 #26

You are not talking about the initiative. You're talking about Monsanto. ProSense Sep 2013 #27

I'm talking about Feed the Future allowing agribusiness to screw over people. joshcryer Sep 2013 #28

Monsanto ProSense Sep 2013 #29

That's one patent. joshcryer Sep 2013 #30

The earth has several billion more people than it can sustain. Famine, war and disease are the Romulox Sep 2013 #20

So you oppose feeding people? n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #21

One quarter of the yearly income edhopper Sep 2013 #22

Here's a progress report. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #31