(December 13, 2009 at 9:02 pm)Tiberius Wrote: However, science has come up with ways to increase crop supply, to genetically engineer foods, to make foods safer, etc etc. The lunatics and religions of the world have argued against all this with new age "organic" shite.
Coming from an agrarian background and having studied this subject, I have to make one small note here on your otherwise fine argument.
Genetically engineering crops is helpful to increase the yield and helps certain crops to grow in areas where they would normally not grow. It however is a double edged sword. Since crops are now more resistant to infections and pesticides, grow on location where they would normally not grow, it is very simple for a certain crop to completely take over an ecology thereby pushing out the flora and fauna that are native to that area. We have already seen examples of such problems with the introduction of animals and plants into environments without their natural predators there. The become a plague very rapidly.
Restraint in the use of genetically altered crops is not a bad thing, you need to be sure it doesn't affect the indigenous crops prior to release. New age shite doesn't come into play here. It is not a miracle cure.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
