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Re: Cities/rural--resources (was Yuri receives hypocrite of the week award)



Harold Brashears wrote:
> 
> "Richard W. Tarara" <rtarara@saintmarys.edu> wrote for all to see:
> 
> >But the farmer doesn't need the combine to feed himself and his family.
> >The 'parasites' in this case are smart enough to supply the host with tools
> >necessary to support the parasite--and make the host's life a little more
> >pleasant.  However, as Dale said, if the host dies, so does the parasite.
> >The opposite is not true.
> You are making a fallacious comparison in order to promote a
> viewpoint.
> Regards, Harold

Just realized that one thing was overlooked in this exchange, sometimes
the host does die with the parasite, e.g. termites have an intestinal
parasite that breaks down the cellouse in wood so that in can be
digested.

Even humans have beneficial parasites.


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