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This is false centrism. The 'science' side is perfectly prepared to accept any compelling data about risks or hazards. In many cases, these are the same peopl
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 7y ago
This is false centrism.
The 'science' side is perfectly prepared to accept any compelling data about risks or hazards. In many cases, these are the same people that have raised the alarm on various pollutants or environmental risks. But they don't say that about glyphosate because .. there's no evidence. It's just not there. All the terrible evils that this compound is supposed to have, such powerful effects, would be easy to see in controlled studies. Even small effects that are nonetheless epidemiologically relevant are well within what is detectable.
Instead, what you get is a bunch of certifiable bullshit like Seralini, that Samsel guy linked above, etc. Stuff that is objectively bad science, so far beyond what is on the margin that it beggars belief.
It's crap.
The 'science' folk may seem a little defensive, and that's because we absolutely are. We care deeply about science and epistemology. We don't take kindly to liars, and there are an awful lot of them who take up this torch for whatever reason.
- beat 7y agoAs a "science folk" myself, I care deeply about people just shouting "BUT SCIENCE!" to pretend their emotionally charged opinions are, somehow, facts. Which is absolutely what happens when discussing this issue.
- JamesBarney 7y agoBut the science really does only supports one side of this issue.
- beat 7y agoDoes it? It seems to me that there's a lot to it that simply hasn't been researched adequately yet.
- JamesBarney 7y agoGlysophate is one of the most researched chemicals in the world. 99.9% of substances in food are less researched than glysophate and many exist in concentrations at least as high.