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corrupted by indifferent agricultural
methods
. According to some reports, we are losing topsoil at a rate of 1% a year while the National Academy of Sciences has determined that cropland in the U.S. is being eroded at least 10 times faster than the time it takes for lost soil to be replaced.46 Fortunately, scientists have devised a new form of soil less agriculture, called "Hydroponics". This powerful new medium leaves a sea of options for the human population, not only in compensating for the damage we have caused, but also by expanding the possibility of when and where
food
can be grown. With hydroponic agriculture, we could theoretically grow
food
in the middle of the desert with proper irrigation or by tapping down to the water table. Other untapped
food
production
possibilities include suspended multi deck underwater ocean farms as well as air plants. The bottom line is that
food
production
is only as scarce as we decide it is. If we choose to become intelligent and strategic with our
production
methods
, while preserving the environment and taking full advantage of scientific inventions that maximize our
food
production
capacities, reducing wasteful and inefficient
methods
, healthy
food
can be as abundant as water itself. The starving children of the world are not so because of a lack of available
food
. It is their lack of purchasing power, not true scarcity, which causes the needless deaths of millions a year. Summary of Chapter 3: The dynamic equilibrium of planet earth in relationship to the human species is not a rigid system. It is up to us to keep things in balance through the intelligent management of the earth's resources. If this is done correctly, there is no evidence to support that we cannot have abundance for all. The three attributes of management are 1) Knowing the raw materials available 2) proactively working to overcome any deficiency through strategic substitutions 3) Using technology in all facets in order to maximize high quality
production
, minimize environmental impact and overcome problems in general. Nature has its own laws and it is in our best interest to acknowledge them and align our behavior accordingly. We must be prepared to find out that what we think to be true today will be updated tomorrow. This is the emergent nature of knowledge. We learn from our mistakes. All errors are really gifts, for they can bring us to a higher level of understanding. The Scientific Method, with its basis of logical thought, evidence and testable proof, is the guiding philosophy that has solved problems and improved humanity's quality of life.
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