| So, you'd rather eat something that tastes like poo | that is "healthy" for you instead? I never understood | the people who eat horrid tasting food. You

| So, you'd rather eat something that tastes like poo | that is "healthy" for you instead? I never understood | the people who eat horrid tasting food. You're not exactly responding to the most stellar post, but you can at least keep things civil. For instance, you're going off on taste here, when nothing in the parent post, or the article is talking about taste, so why are you? | >> without torture | | What torture are we giving to plants exactly? Do you really think that the parent poster was referring to plants being tortured. I'm not exactly sure what was being referenced, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't plant torture. Again, let's be civil/reasonable here. | Farming in many cases is essentially | legalized slavery. Asking for "better" food | creates a demand for more people to do the | work. Isn't what complaining about food tasting like 'poo' above implicitly demanding better food? | >> * organic is a huge marketing force right | now* | | Not only is it a huge force, it is a huge | farce. What you'd consider organic probably | doesn't align with the legal definitions of | organic, much less what is marketed as | organic. Then let's change the legal guidelines? | >> a great way to think and talk about the way | we produce our food | | Yes, and the arguments against organic farming | are logical, while the arguments for organic | farming tend to be emotional. Right. Run-off and ocean dead-zones are just 'emotional' arguments. | Feed people in Africa on the cheap? So-called | inorganic wins. If you want to feed people in Africa, we need to improve their political situation. You're ignoring all of the food that is destroyed (or not created) in order to manipulate prices. | Food that last longer so I don't have to pick | through rotten food at the grocery store? | Score another for not organic. If your grocery store has rotten food on the shelves, then I suggest a new grocery store. (Note: exagerating your point here comes across as an appeal to emotion that you disapproved of above)