[–] Tallest_Skil 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Not currently, sure, but it doesn’t have to be. He thinks his false dichotomy is going to be accepted here. Monsanto modifies its plants to not die when sprayed with poison, and then they’re sprayed with poison. This isn’t the only manner in which genetic modification can be done. Genes can be selected for which simply create larger produce, etc. This can be done in laboratory settings rather than through brute force. That’s “GMO.” There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Tallest_Skil you usually seem to know what you are talking about, but in this case, and I mean this sincerely, you seem to be missing some crucial bits of information.
I suggest you watch these two videos. The 3 minute introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCI_R8kciA
And then part two for the real meat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9LmFLaC18
Now if you still think it's all fine and great, and selective breeding is just like synthetic gene splicing. Well..you can bring up your counter arguments and we'll see.
You also have to understand that this industry is not run by sane people, but by and large by profit seeking corporations. It is very naive to think "if they would just use it for good". No, they will almost never use if for good; they will use it for PROFIT. This is a very important difference to understand. And you of all people should know, that when there it profit to be made, then safety and truth are one of the first items that get thrown out the window. Please watch the videos.
[–] madmalloy [S] 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Yeah, ancient Egypt had CRISPR and other GMO techniques. Bon Appetit.
[–] Tallest_Skil 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
Nice false dichotomy.
[–] madmalloy [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Comparing GMOs to cross breeding shows you know nothing of GMOs, good job!