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>Organic isn’t about greenhouse gases, it’s about keeping toxins out of food. Organic is about selling expensive food to stupid people. There is nothing inher
by athms 6y ago
>Organic isn’t about greenhouse gases, it’s about keeping toxins out of food.
Organic is about selling expensive food to stupid people.
There is nothing inherently better about organic. It isn't healthier. It isn't better for the environment. At best, the yields are equal, but normally they are lower. With lower yields come higher prices. There are plenty of organic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers that are just as dangerous as synthetic varieties. There are more cases of food recalls for organic contamination than synthetic.
The issue with GMO is not food safety, it is patents. The use of GMO crops have reduced chemical usage while increasing yields. They have also introduced critical vitamins and minerals to groups of people that have deficient levels. This has been a boon in Africa.
- abdullahkhalids 6y ago> There are plenty of organic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers that are just as dangerous as synthetic varieties. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. The purpose of buying organic is signalling your preferences for eating healthier food. Yes, sometimes, the process we set up to do this, will yield worse results, but that just means we should try harder, not give up on eating healthier.
- athms 6y ago>The purpose of buying organic is signalling your preferences for eating healthier food. A tomato grown with organic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers has the same nutrition value as a tomato grown with synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. A genetically modified tomato can more nutritious.
- junon 6y agoSad to see an accurate take on GMO be so fervently downvoted on a site full of people claiming to be scientifically minded.
- wcarron 6y agoI suspect it is because callinge everyone who buys organic food (probably a significant % of this site) stupid isn't a great way to frame the argument, regardless of its accuracy.
- athms 6y agoI originally put gullible, but changed my mind. Anybody that has taken chemistry and biology in high school should be able to grasp why organics are not better. This is basic science education. The arguments of folks that embrace organics are nothing more than pleas to emotion and sometimes pleas to tradition. It is not ignorance, it is stupidity. It is the same thing with petroleum. The majority of folks on this site want to see the end to oil exploration and refining, because they only consider its use as a fossil fuel. An electric car could not be made without oil. As an example, a single tire uses seven gallons of oil, five gallons are used as feed stock and two are used in the manufacturing process. There are plenty of highly educated people here that simply ignore reality because it makes them feel better.