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Thread #110362   Message #2323172
Posted By: kendall
22-Apr-08 - 08:19 PM
Thread Name: BS: Food: Inflation
Subject: RE: BS: Food: Inflation
I will never forget my college Geography professor when he stated that, "Every problem mankind has on this earth can be traced to one thing; "Too many people."

"Sending tons of food to starving countries only postpones the inevitable, and in the end even more people will starve to death. So, in effect, we are contributing to the problem."

I thought that was harsh, but it's beginning to make sense. Think about it; the earth is 3/4 water, Salt water. much of it is desert and mountains, and only about 10% of the land can be farmed. The Great Spirit stopped building land 4 billion years ago, but we continue to make more people. We now number 6 billion. The tipping point is very near.