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To all you chaps asking for "proof", just think about it from the precautionary principle perspective: it's incumbent on those introducing large change into a c
by forgingahead 9y ago
To all you chaps asking for "proof", just think about it from the precautionary principle perspective: it's incumbent on those introducing large change into a complex system to prove the lack of harm, instead of us proving that there definitely will be harm.
A simple analogy:
We don't know for a fact that climate change can result in catastrophic disaster for the earth. But from a precautionary perspective, we need to do what we can to minimize our impact on the environment.
Similarly, the first few years of smoking a cigarette will show "no harm". However in the long run that is not the case.
GMOs are frankly too new, and too risky a proposition to blindly accept, even given so-called "expert" opinions. I also don't buy the sensational title, that GMOs "provide health benefits". The article makes claim about reducing contaminants, but it's a bridge too far to go all the way into "health benefits" territory.
I fully expect the down-voting from the Monsanto and GMO shills, but for the reasonable, independent readers, hopefully some of the above points make sense.
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- slavik81 9y agoTo be clear, you support GMOs that have only had small changes made to them, but are opposed to those with large changes? Or are you opposed to all GMOs regardless of how large the change is?