Leland Jackson wrote: > On 01/16/2011 09:34 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: >> Leland Jackson wrote: >> >>> The human race may believe it is at the top of the food chain, but >>> microbes are the food chain. #------------------------------------- >>> Microbes, like viruses, come in many shapes and forms. They eat >>> differently than normal mammals. For example: >>>>> http://www.scienceclarified.com/scitech/Bacteria-and-Viruses/We-Are-Surrounded.html >>>>>>> Viruses are at the top of the food chain on Earth. >>>>>> Are they! You don't say! Really! >>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_chain >>>> You nut-case! You didn't even read your own link. "A virus does not eat" >>>> your link says. How can it be at the top of the food chain on earth or >>>> indeed anywhere if it doesn't eat?
>> You not only can't spell . . . >> >> Microbes include viruses, but not all microbes are viruses. If your link >> says microbes are something, it doesn't exclude other things, like bears >> and wolves, for example, from being included in the same class of >> things. They didn't say what you think they said. >> >> So if microbes are the food chain, other things can still be higher than >> they are. Your gut is full of bacteria, but your gut bacteria doesn't >> eat you. Viruses, don't eat at all. According to the first link, they >> may not even be living beings. >> >> Never mind what immune systems do to viruses? > > Technically humans are at the top of the food chain, if you insist on > using a forth grade Hi Leland, If we go any higher than that we get into political correctness, a sort of Alice-type Wonderland if ever there was one. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
