#1) Yes, I've watched those episodes of Penn & Teller's
Bullshit and I wholeheartedly agree that we cannot feed the world on organic growing styles. And that most recycling is BS.
#2) HOWEVER, I also think there's a HUGE difference between wanting food that isn't so full of chemicals and preservatives that it's not as healthy to eat. Unfortunately, the only way you can try to get that is buying overpriced organic-labeled foods.
#3) Watch
Food Inc.. Also, watch the previously mentioned episode of
Bullshit. Understand both sides of the argument, then decide for yourself how to live your life.
Do I buy nothing but organic? Hell no. I still buy frozen veggies and potato chips and only go into the organic section of the supermarket when I can afford to and usually only for meat. What I
did learn from Food Inc./Bullshit and other subjects is that almost everything you eat (from ketchup to hot dogs to soda to cereal to white bread and peanut butter) has corn products in it. And the number one thing they use to fatten up cattle & such quickly is feeding them corn instead of grass. Corn = "Fatter Quicker". And most foods have corn in them. And there's an obesity problem in the U.S. Gee, I wonder if there's a connection. I know that when I began making informed choices when buying groceries and checking the ingredients of my food for corn by-products, and worked to avoid them, I lost weight.
Sorry 'bout that, but
my pet peeve is people making assumptions or decisions based only on one part of an argument. That and jumping on decisions
I make that they don't agree with thinking that I'm an uninformed idiot that doesn't investigate all avenues before coming to a decision. If more people looked into both sides of a debate instead of picking one side and ignoring the opposite side's argument because they "didn't like it", we'd be better off in this world.
A great debate teacher taught me that the best way to truly understand a subject is to argue AGAINST your assumed position. By forcing yourself to argue the opposing side, it forces you to see the flaws in your position, so that you are making an educated choice instead of simply believing in a "company line".
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