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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

TreasonousBastard

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3. Of course. And, as the population grows...

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 04:06 AM

Oct 2015

we cut down more forests for development and use more water. This is in addition to what we do for growing food.

Malthus had the numbers wrong, but he was on to the idea that there must be limits to growth.

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...this is old but still the case 2naSalit Oct 2015 #5

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