"Australian Agriculture Minister Tony Burke told the conference that
genetically modified crops will be necessary to meet global food
shortages."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,415581,00.html

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 23:27:43 -0700 (PDT), turtoni fastmail.net> wrote:

Why don't we genetically modify humans so as to limit their breeding?

On Sep 3, 4:00 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

It isn't really necessary, since you can achieve that goal by giving
them economic security and empowering women.

-tg

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:27:43 -0700, turtoni wrote:

How is selling seeds that are not reproduced by the planted crop going to
help met global demand?

GMC's were supposed to have already met global food shortages. Just like,
in the US, State lotteries would eradicate worries over education
funding. Just like de-regulation of banking laws would make banks
stronger more competitive...

baaaa.

On Sep 3, 7:58 am, tg earthlink.net> wrote:

Oh, is that all? ;-)

A few questions . . .

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:55:19 -0700 (PDT), ta nc.rr.com> wrote:

Blindly? Then what factors are companies like Monsanto and Cargill
failing to appreciate?
--

" If I had remembered that the name 'Galt' appears
in one of her books, I would have chosen a different
name for my character."

Stephen R. Donaldson, "Gradual Interview"

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:06:19 +0000, ZerkonX X.net> wrote:

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With Roundup Ready crops. There is a list of them at the left side of
this page:
http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/ag_products/input_traits/products.asp
--

" If I had remembered that the name 'Galt' appears
in one of her books, I would have chosen a different
name for my character."

Stephen R. Donaldson, "Gradual Interview"

On Sep 3, 12:40 pm, Malrassic Park hotmail.com> wrote:

If you don't know, then you too must be blind.

On Sep 3, 11:55 am, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:

How are these companies "promoting scarcity and population growth" -
especially since one (scarcity) would severly limit the other
(population growth)?

It is clearly the case that they are promoting abundance - the
opposite of scarcity - through higher crop yields. If they weren't,
why would any farmer use their products?

If that happens to promote population growth, what's wrong with that?
If people can sustain themselves and are productive, it's a benefit to
us all. The more the merrier. (I assume you know that Malthus has been
proven wrong many times over).

You do know, don't you, that the entire population of the world could
fit comfortably in Texas at about the population density of the
Netherlands. Is there a problem in the Netherlands in this regard?

Fred Weiss

On Sep 3, 5:38 pm, Fred Weiss papertig.com> wrote:

It's a religious thing. The source of evil and all that,
yeah man.