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is this an end to factory farms?!

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Politics & Debate
apparamtly scientists have come up with a way of producing meat in the lab. a lot more ethical than the atrocities of factory farming. but it involves animal cloning. - a short but interesting read - here's the link:-
http://www.focusmag.co.uk/newsread.asp?ID=14068

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    otter wrote:
    apparamtly ]

    men have been growing meat in open fields for generations along with all manner of other edibles for the human population of earth.
    to the extent that we now produce enough food to feed eight planets!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    morrocan roll wrote:
    to the extent that we now produce enough food to feed eight planets!

    Yet billions still starve here every day and night!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That just sounds scary to me. I really don't think i could trust meat grown in a lab, it's just too unnatural.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    turlough wrote:
    Yet billions still starve here every day and night!
    so what difference do you think monsanto meat would make?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    morrocan roll wrote:
    so what difference do you think monsanto meat would make?

    Not much as long as the West continues to control trade markets!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I love my meat, pork, lamb, duck is also nice. I don't see why we shouldn't eat other animals, do you really think a lion in the Sahara who's about to maul you to pieces is going to stop and think "oh he might have feelings" I think not. Animals are predatory by nature.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    turlough wrote:
    I love my meat, pork, lamb, duck is also nice. I don't see why we shouldn't eat other animals, do you really think a lion in the Sahara who's about to maul you to pieces is going to stop and think "oh he might have feelings" I think not. Animals are predatory by nature.
    not sure what this has to do with the price of fish mate ...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    morrocan roll wrote:
    not sure what this has to do with the price of fish mate ...

    Nah I just hate those people who look down on you because you're a "savage barbarian" :rolleyes: Fair enough, you can make meat in a lab, I don't care either way.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    princessamy wrote:
    That just sounds scary to me. I really don't think i could trust meat grown in a lab, it's just too unnatural.
    And all the chemicals and shit we consume each day is natural too?

    In our cosmetics, in our food and drinks...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    if you've had a meal today thank a farmer ...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Surely this could put an end to people dying of starvation in the third world? Their animals do not have enough to eat, so the meat is of poor quality, when they can get it. But then i think with GM crops i'd have to be hypocritical and say its good for the third world, but i wouldn't touch it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    satehen wrote:
    Surely this could put an end to people dying of starvation in the third world? Their animals do not have enough to eat, so the meat is of poor quality, when they can get it. But then i think with GM crops i'd have to be hypocritical and say its good for the third world, but i wouldn't touch it.

    Of course... If scientists want to justify their research they say "think of the third world!"

    I mean how many GM crops have benefitted the world so far?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    satehen wrote:
    Surely this could put an end to people dying of starvation in the third world? Their animals do not have enough to eat, so the meat is of poor quality, when they can get it. But then i think with GM crops i'd have to be hypocritical and say its good for the third world, but i wouldn't touch it.

    sounds all to familiar ... let them eat cake.



    Surely this could put an end to people dying of starvation in the third world?
    but it won't will it ...did you read my post about the green revolution in the 60's?
    did you notice there that i mentioned we already grow enough food to feed eight planets?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    J wrote:
    I'm not for interfering with nature. I don't think it cares about me though.

    Nature, not being a quantifiable entity and inturn having no emotional base, is evidently incapable of caring about you, me or anyone.

    I wouldn't take it personally.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CptCoatHanger wrote:
    Nature, not being a quantifiable entity and inturn having no emotional base, is evidently incapable of caring about you, me or anyone.

    I wouldn't take it personally.
    :lol: :thumb:
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