Return to David's theory of evolution (Evolution)

by David Turell , Thursday, August 25, 2022, 22:51 (819 days ago) @ dhw

Return to David's theory of evolution (Evolution)
by dhw, Thursday, August 25, 2022, 11:13 (11 hours, 15 minutes ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: Our difference is about food supply. I view the entire bush of life as vital to feed us in this huge population we've grown into.

dhw: Once again you are talking about the present! There is no point in my repeating our "difference", as now bolded [below], which you continue to dodge.

DAVID: It is not a dodge. The present comes from the ongoing evolutionary past. Stop slicing up evolution!

dhw: Of course the present comes from the past! But that does not mean that every single life form and food of the past was preparation for and led to H. sapiens and our present food, though you claim that we and our food were your God’s one and only purpose! Please stop hiding behind vague generalisations!

dhw makes slight of the necessary food supply in His constant illogical complaint. God knew the burgeoning human population had to have enough food. Look at this new analysis of our new food supply crisis:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02312-8?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_c...

"In the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the global community is scrambling. The World Bank, the G7 group of the world’s largest developed economies, the European Union and the United States have collectively pledged more than US$40 billion to avert food and humanitarian crises (see Supplementary information). Yet these massive funds are unlikely to get women and girls the help they need. The investments might even exacerbate inequalities.

"Crises hit women and girls especially hard, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It is estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an additional 47 million girls and women into extreme poverty, reversing decades of progress1. Data from 40 countries show that 36% of women stopped working during the pandemic compared with 28% of men, as shutdowns of schools, childcare centres and local markets kept women at home rather than earning income. Getting enough to eat has become more difficult, too. In 2021, at least 150 million more women than men were experiencing food insecurity, and the gap is growing.

"With the war raising prices of food, fuel and farming supplies, women and girls are most likely to bear the brunt. When resources are scarce, entrenched power imbalances mean that women have a tougher time growing and selling crops, running small businesses, accessing health care and education, and just leading their lives. As budgets shrink, women frequently act as ‘shock absorbers’, eating less to leave food for others in their household. In many cultures, women’s assets (including productive ones such as small livestock) are sold off before those that are controlled and used by men to generate income (such as farm machinery or cropland). Higher costs for fuels used in cooking and transport often mean that women have to spend more time gathering firewood and might need to walk, cycle or use public transport to take children to school or travel to markets or jobs."

Comment: lots of mediation programs are discussed in the article, but the point is made: we are not managing our huge evolutionary bush of food properly. The food dhw poo-poos.