We have all been told that organic food is better for us than non-organic food: it's better for the environment; it tastes better; it's less toxic to our bodies and so on. But all of these assumptions begs the question: Are organic foods any better for us? And if you have been to a grocery store lately, you may have noticed the large price gap between organic and non-organic foods. So why should I pay more for organic foods, especially if they are no better than their non-organic counterpart? We are also coming so very close to the 7,000,000,000 population mark on this earth. Can organic only farming feed all 7 billion people? Considering that we aren't feeding all of them now, I don't think so.
In the video below Penn & Teller investigate this issue of organic food. Of course I have to say that P&T are biased, they are libertarian. Libertarians are often pro-business and pro-small-government. At the least, the video below is not meant to be prescriptive but, rather, stimulative. Go grab your popcorn and sit back and relax. Life isn't so much about having the right answers but that you ask the right questions.
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Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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