The people pushing GMOs want to sell pesticides and herbicides. They want to create a closed, proprietary system that coerces growers to use products exclusively from a single manufacturer. In the future, there won’t be Gala or Washington apples, just Dow and DuPont ones.

Scientists are just as likely to be motivated by greed, prejudice, or any folly of human nature, as anyone is. Maybe some just want to stay on the payroll or see their stock options increase in value.

If scientific evidence indicated jumping of a cliff would help you live longer, would you do it?

If you were a smoker or eugenicist in the early 20th century, you could say the same thing.

OP is you. And you we’re kind of being dickish about it in that post. I disagree with you but I’m certainly not trying to disrespect you.

That’s completely my point. I totally agree with you.

I’m liberal, but I’m not some crunchy hippie like you. I think a lot of allegedly scientifically-inclined liberals are on the wrong side of this issue because it’s a good opportunity to jump on an annoying subset we’d rather not always be associated with, withe people with dreads and hemp tote bags full of organic…

You started it.

My feeling is that it’s not possible for a person to base every decision and behavior on sound scientific proof. Sometimes common sense is a better approach.

Doesn’t common sense tell you that wide-spread use of toxic chemicals in agriculture seem maybe kind of short-sighted and bad?

How does it feel to shill for free?

Right, it can’t be proven safe. So why do proponents say it is? Wouldn’t that be pseudo-scientific?

Why not equate them? They’re both points-of-view pushed by environmentally destructive corporate interests.

GMOs = doused in carcinogens. I think genetic modification has exciting possibilities, but all the stuff they spew about feeding the world is propaganda.

But won’t people be confused by all the information? How would anyone ever be able to feed themselves!?

Considering GMOs act on every possible system of life, it’s impossible to scientifically prove that they do not cause harm.

Oz is the Oprah of supplements. I used to shill holistic health type products in a health food store. Without a doubt, if he recommended an unfounded alternative remedy, we’d sell out in a day and be flooded with back orders.

But they both apply.

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