> Put another way, the bag of chips at the American grocery is _designed from concept to factory_ to be unable to support living beings. This is a weird leap.

> Put another way, the bag of chips at the American grocery is _designed from concept to factory_ to be unable to support living beings. This is a weird leap. Yes, there is some degree of modern engineering in packaged food to prevent spoilage but "unable to support living beings" is the wrong conclusion. You're implying the food lacks nutritive value, which is not true.