As for the loss of crops d
As for the loss of crops due to Monsanto seed? Well some have lost entire farms due to Monsanto seed infiltrating their crops! But beyond that, the herbicide resistant plants have caused top soil to die to the point that desertification is a real concern. I do not need to substantiate my claims with you as they are an undisputed fact. I know many local farmers that have been hurt in the wallet by Monsanto, I will not use their names or go into specifics out of respect for their privacy. Fortunately, many of us are trying diligently to use herbicide free and pesticide free inputs with heritage seed stock and as much locally acclimatized seed as possible, now if only we can rescue bee populations?
To bolded 1: Until you provide documentation, I do not stipulate to this being so.
To bolded 2: do you have a peer-reviewed source for this? "Desertification" is an evocative and provocative term, so I need hard data showing its progress according to an accepted definition of the term.
To bolded 3: Provide the peer-reviewed link. Peer-reviewed publication is the universal and singular forum for undisputed fact. There is NO other acceptable source of the facts used as premises.
To bolded 4: anecdote, with all the fallacies that pertain to it
To bolded 5: This aligns closely with what I perceive as animist dogma. Being "organic" appeals to my spirit, but my databases do not record a useful fitness/prosperity trend that aligns with 20th-/21st-century "organic" practices. But the word means "buy Whole Foods common" to me; who am I to reject profit from collective stupidity?
To bolded 6: I like bees. I want to see them thrive. My sympathy here doesn't do a thing to make this complete warm&fuzzy red herring a legitimate part of the rational argument I am seeking on the points I have raised.
So the choice is binary:
1) provide facts, or
2) I dismiss what seems to be an argument as actually not being an argument, which would of course render further discussion fruitless.
