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98% of the US soybean crop is used to feed livestock, according to Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/557184/soybean . Eating the soybeans directly, instead of converting most of them to animal manure, uses dramatically less pesticide and fertilizer.

I request that you withdraw your accusation of insincerity and substantiate your extraordinary claim that "it's probably a wash, for various reasons".

(Disclaimer: I am not a vegan.)




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