What Causes Garbage?
This may sound like a silly question, but if we approach the issue of refuse in the same way we approach the problem of disease we may ask the same question.
You see, when we look at disease in our society today, we seem to approach it from the germ theory. What is the germ theory? Simply stated… “Germs cause disease”. For a more detailed explanation, refer to the post “Do Germs Really Cause Disease?“. This approach has us examine the result to determine the cause. In other words, when someone falls ill we look to see if there are any germs (bacteria, virus’, etc.) present. If there are, then that pathogen must have caused the illness.
Streptococcus bacteria are present with strep throat, Rhino virus are present with colds, and countless other germs are present with their namesake diseases. Therefore, if the germ is present with the illness, then the illness must have been caused by the germ. Right? Not so fast. Let’s go back to the garbage pile.
If we tirelessly examine a garbage pile, we will continue to find one thing in common… flies. Therefore, by the same logic, if flies are always present around garbage piles, then the garbage must be a result of the flies!
I know, at this point you may be saying “that’s silly”, we make garbage and the flies are just a result of the pile. That’s right! And the same deductive reasoning should be applied with health. Take a look at the following video created by Dr. Joseph Mercola and see if it just “makes sense”.
