Tuesday, September 1, 2009
do the advantages of agriculture and farming outweigh the disadvantages?
I believe the ideal form of human life-style is that of the hunter-gatherer, but I also believe that humans would inevitably give in to the security of farming, possibly assisted by being smarter than the other animals. The main reason I support the hunter-gatherer lifestyle is because I beleive that is our place, where we make the most sense. As hunter-gatherers, part of the ecosystem, like animals. They had a small population, they were predators, and they didn't screw with the grand scheme of things, as any more complex form of human life does. Also, I firmly believe that farming leads to a major shift in what we eat, so that we consume much more dairy and carbs. Alas, humans always want security, and then just a little tiny bit of extra. This is was leads them, very reasonably, to consume a bunch whenever possible in a hunting-gathering situation. This, I believe, is the most inportant reason for farming- the need to accumulation of not neccesary stuff. This allows for population growth, and now you have not only changed the landscape, but added way more people. Et cetera, andthen you have global warming and lots of bad stuff.
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