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>even though the scientific consensus is that GMO crops are no more dangerous than non-GMO crops. * "The State of the Science : Most of the evidence for the sa

by pella 12y ago

>even though the scientific consensus is that GMO crops are no more dangerous than non-GMO crops. * "The State of the Science : Most of the evidence for the safety of genetically modified food crops comes from studies that only look at short-term effects … and from information provided by the same companies who sell those seeds." http://www.nymc.edu/sanewman/PDFs/GeneWatch_State_of_the%20Science.pdf http://www.nymc.edu/sanewman/PDFs/GeneWatch_State_of_the%20S... * Taleb: ''Wrong to say "the scientific method is based on evidence"; it is based on knowing how to deal with absence of evidence.'' ( https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/528646752124297216 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/528646752124297216 ) * The Physics arXiv Blog: https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/genetically-modified-organisms-risk-global-ruin-says-black-swan-author-e8836fa7d78 https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/genetically-modifi... * "The Precautionary Principle (with Application to the Genetic Modification of Organisms)" http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.5787 http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.5787

sampo 12y ago
About your sources: 1. GeneWatch is an NGO. They don't have any scientific credibility. 2. Taleb is an economist of sorts, he has no scientific publications or credentials in biosciences. Also, twitter is not a very scientific reference. 3. and 4. Blogs and arXiv publications are not peer-reviewed, and they are not generally considered scientific publications. (Of course when an arXiv manuscript is submitted and accepted to a scientific journal, then it will be.) Also about Taleb, he actually says "I, for my part, resist eating fruits not found in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean" [1], so his level of conservativeness seems to be to avoid any crop & food innovations younger than 1000 years. [1] Quoted in: http://livepaola.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/nassim-nicholas-taleb-antifragile-a-review/ http://livepaola.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/nassim-nicholas-ta... This is my point: In these matters people don't listen to the opinions of the actual scientists, but all kind of activists and preachers. Just like Randi said. You just demonstrated this.

by pella 12y ago

sampo 12y ago

About your sources: 1. GeneWatch is an NGO. They don't have any scientific credibility. 2. Taleb is an economist of sorts, he has no scientific publications or credentials in biosciences. Also, twitter is not a very scientific reference. 3. and 4. Blogs and arXiv publications are not peer-reviewed, and they are not generally considered scientific publications. (Of course when an arXiv manuscript is submitted and accepted to a scientific journal, then it will be.) Also about Taleb, he actually says "I, for my part, resist eating fruits not found in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean" [1], so his level of conservativeness seems to be to avoid any crop & food innovations younger than 1000 years. [1] Quoted in: http://livepaola.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/nassim-nicholas-taleb-antifragile-a-review/ http://livepaola.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/nassim-nicholas-ta... This is my point: In these matters people don't listen to the opinions of the actual scientists, but all kind of activists and preachers. Just like Randi said. You just demonstrated this.