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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Stopping the use of "artificial chemicals" would surely cause society to collapse.
People have this misconception that the Earth is a magical Garden of Eden where everything is provided in just the right quantities for humans to flourish. Every aspect of nature threatens to destroy us. Ingenuity is what allows us to flourish.
Consuming more than we need to survive the next day is exactly what has brought our knowledge of science and technology. If we were cave dwellers, we wouldn't be having conversations about what to do about climate change, or be able to track celestial objects that could cause extinction.
That isn't to say we should consume without giving any thought to the consequences, but to say we should not use artificial chemicals is absurd. There's a reason we use them in farm production; because it's incredibly efficient. Boosting yields conserves land, reducing energy intensive farming, and delivers more desirable products at a cheaper price.
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What you say is true if countless other factors are ignored in this calculus.
We've allowed a lot of people to now exist whom will probably die an early and unpleasant death.