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I really should do an extremely long thread on this when I've got more time, but the VERY short answer to this question is that society changes, and problems only get more complicated as time moves on. https://thecounter.org/norman-borlaug-man-who-tried-to-feed-the-world-pbs-green-revolution/?utm_source=The+Counter+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9f9c831498-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_16_05_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_75a28a0eaf-9f9c831498-511555597&fbclid=IwAR2VH6iBrw6yIN97UqpRdIHPTJxgJxxrxLoMvShgp4u2q8N_JF0D03RrUcI
One of the most instructive comparisons I think we could make is comparing ag to physics.
Physicists can create mathematical models for everything, but this is just not possible in biology.
Physicists can create mathematical models for everything, but this is just not possible in biology.
Physicists can still cite Einstein, and take solace in the fact his equations still describe the world.
The world we're living in is completely different than the one Borlaug was living in.
The problems are new; more complicated.
The world we're living in is completely different than the one Borlaug was living in.
The problems are new; more complicated.
