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Re: The Limits To Growth
On 22 Nov 96 10:57:39 -0500, "Don Dale" <dale@princeton.edu> wrote:
>Ken Purchase wrote,
>
>>I have to say that I agree with the theory that there isn't enough food,
>at
>>least not enough quality food to keep up with population growth. Sure we
>do
>>have hydroponics and we also have new chemicals and pesticides that make
>>things grow bigger, faster and with less interference, and we also have
>cancer
>>rates which are increasing as a result.
>
>Mr. Purchase,
>
> Congratulations! You win the post-hoc-ergo-propter-hoc prize of the
>week! This, of course, makes you eligible for the grand prize, which is a
>week's stay in the Michael Lerner Center for the Logically Challenged. We
>also have some lovely parting gifts for you...
>
>Don
The statements by Mr. Purchase are a perfectly logical example of the
logical system accepted by environmentalists, biologists, etc. used to
determine impacts and relationships within an environment, called Life
Cycle Analysis. LCA's are the only logical way to determine the true
benefits and problems of a system or product.
I won't deign to offer you a prize for your closed-mindedness, but I
do offer this prescription: replace your daily viewing of Baywatch and
Melrose Place with no less than 2 hours of a non-commercial medium of
your choice. Handing down judgement on usenet doesn't count.
Jason McGinnis
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