10-07-2016, 07:28 AM
(10-06-2016, 11:56 PM)Benton Wrote: I want gmo labels. Not because I don't think they've safely used the same science to make glow in the dark pigs, but because I dont trust companies that weigh profits against humanity. The same companies that brought you safe cigarettes and refreshing coke are now bringing people "better" corn? And people go along with it because 88% of scientists are on board?
(10-07-2016, 01:47 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I think GMO foods should be labeled because I believe consumers should be able to make informed decisions. For the record, I'm totally fine with recombinant DNA technology. It produces stuff like human insulin so diabetics don't need to use pig insulin.
I waffle on this. I would like consumers to be informed, but on the same hand people are stupid. But then do we trust companies to continue using GMOs responsibly? It's a tough call, really. We've had GMOs in our diet for centuries, so the big to do about it is way overblown, but still, capitalism being what it is...
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
