Re: man-manipulated

 well to say that "it takes as little as 10 minutes" is misleading since the beans would certainly NOT be edible in 10 minutes.

You are missing the point.  I am not talking about how long it takes to make the beans soft enough to eat.  What was being pointed out is that the compounds in soy being claimed to be toxic are destroyed in as little as 10 minutes.  And since soy products are generally cooked before eating these compounds are not an issue.

My problem with soy is in how it is presented to us as "food". Soy is formulated as cheap protein to feed the masses, period.

What is wring with cheap.  Do you think hamburger, which is cheaper than Kobe beef is somehow an inferior protein source?

I don't hear of people enjoying a dish of soybeans and rice, from what I've read, the bean is bitter. It HAS to be processed to make it edible.

The bean has a beany flavor, which is something the industry has been working on.  By the way do you eat chocolate at all which is processed to make the cocoa edible and flavorful.  How about tapioca, which is toxic in its natural form.  So are you advocating that people avoid chocolate and tapioca?