A miracle of science: germs replaced by poisons

[Berlum]

From an online Wendell Berry essay:

"It is, of course, one of the miracles of science that the germs that used to be in our food have been replaced by poisons...

"Science at the bidding of the corporations is knowledge reduced to merchandise; it is a whoredom of the mind, and so is the art that calls this “progress.” So is the cowardice that calls it “inevitable..."

"...a very intelligent man came up afterward and said in a very kind and intelligent way, “Of course you know you may be fighting a losing battle.”

And I answered, “I’ve known for 30 years that I may be fighting a losing battle. The question to me is not whether I’m going to win or not, but whether I’m going to fight or not.”

http://www.permacultureproject.com/wendell-berry-on-agriculture/

[redgreenandblue]

1. At the time, the tradeoff was a decent one.

Replacing germs by poisons lead to larger lifespans.

Next step: Reduce the poisons but still keep the germs away.

[Berlum]

2. We're in a new millennium now...

...and the poisons permeate the world.

They must be reckoned with, for they taint everything and all.