July 23rd, 2008, 01:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: PA, USA
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Originally Posted by Gomer I don't think you were kidding. Is that really your logic? Please tell me you are kidding.
If cows were of finite supply, you might be on to something. But a consumed cow is demand for cow. Cows are produced to meet the demand. Likewise for plants. A consumed plant is demand for plant which means more plant need to be produced.
But as for the actual nitty-gritty of beef production. From a random link (I'm not sure it's the best... but I'll get ya a better one if you want): U.S. Could Feed 800 Million People With Grain That Livestock Eat, Cornell Ecologist Advises Animal Scientists | First off, I was joking...kind of. Secondly, who the hell cares? Thirdly...are you trying to convert me to veganism(?)?
BTW, if your little theory worked, there'd be no such thing as clear-cutting of forests. |
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