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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 9:24 am
(October 13, 2014 at 9:09 am)bennyboy Wrote: I don't mind GMO food, but I'm against any technology that seeks to be a replacement for nature.
Does this mean you're against things like anti-biotics which do the job of our natural immune system, cars which do the job of our natural legs or heating systems which do the job of natural fire?
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 9:30 am
Heating systems? Are these why westerners sleep naked
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 10:33 am
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(October 13, 2014 at 9:09 am)bennyboy Wrote: I don't mind GMO food, but I'm against any technology that seeks to be a replacement for nature. I'd rather people work harder to keep the world alive as it it, rather than having a fallback in place.
Every technology is a superior replacement for nature. Otherwise it would not have been adopted.
If people worked harder to keep the world as it is throughout history, you would still live like chimpanzees.
(October 13, 2014 at 9:30 am)DramaQueen Wrote: Heating systems? Are these why westerners sleep naked
No, we sleep naked because we are horny.
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 11:19 am
(October 13, 2014 at 9:30 am)DramaQueen Wrote: Heating systems? Are these why westerners sleep naked
If you live in the northern states, yes. Down here in Texas, air conditionin is the reason I sleep naked. 
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 11:25 am
Personally I never felt comfortable enough to sleep naked.
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 11:35 am
I find everything about the west and liberals a bit weird.
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 13, 2014 at 11:39 am
(October 13, 2014 at 11:35 am)DramaQueen Wrote: I find everything about the west and liberals a bit weird.
That's alright. I am sure you don't find the west and liberals nearly as weird as we find the near/Middle East and conservatives.
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 16, 2014 at 11:10 am
The problem with GMOs from a consumer's point of view is simply that they're unnecessary.
Think about it. GMOs may be more resistant to pests and diseases, adaptable to more climates, etc. I.e., they're supposed to give a bigger yield than their natural counterparts, making the food produced less expensive.
But, do a portion of the cost savings filter down to the consumer?
Cheerios (my favorite dry cereal) announced a few months ago that they were eliminating GMO oats. The price didn't go up. back when they did use GMO, the price didn't go down.
The benefits gained from the technology are seemingly all going to the producers. If they gave consumers a cut, they might find some allies.
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 16, 2014 at 5:07 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 11:10 am)alpha male Wrote: The problem with GMOs from a consumer's point of view is simply that they're unnecessary.
Think about it. GMOs may be more resistant to pests and diseases, adaptable to more climates, etc. I.e., they're supposed to give a bigger yield than their natural counterparts, making the food produced less expensive.
But, do a portion of the cost savings filter down to the consumer?
Cheerios (my favorite dry cereal) announced a few months ago that they were eliminating GMO oats. The price didn't go up. back when they did use GMO, the price didn't go down.
The benefits gained from the technology are seemingly all going to the producers. If they gave consumers a cut, they might find some allies.
Might not effect the price all that much, but it can change the amount of food produced and with a popuation that's already more than the world can really handle, massive starvation is almost inevitable without some kind of technology to increase our global food supply.
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RE: What do you think of GMO's?
October 16, 2014 at 5:08 pm
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(October 16, 2014 at 11:10 am)alpha male Wrote: The problem with GMOs from a consumer's point of view is simply that they're unnecessary.
Think about it. GMOs may be more resistant to pests and diseases, adaptable to more climates, etc. I.e., they're supposed to give a bigger yield than their natural counterparts, making the food produced less expensive.
But, do a portion of the cost savings filter down to the consumer? Yes. Producers have been intentionally left ion the shitter for decades -precisely so- the consumer can acquire these goods.
Quote:Cheerios (my favorite dry cereal) announced a few months ago that they were eliminating GMO oats. The price didn't go up. back when they did use GMO, the price didn't go down.
The benefits gained from the technology are seemingly all going to the producers. If they gave consumers a cut, they might find some allies.
LOL, as a producer, let me tell you right now, that the profits don't go to the producers. They go to the processors and retailers, who compete for your business, based upon price...but who do not compete for my business. In fact, they cabal right the fuck up to drive my price down so that they can better compete over you. Don't get me wrong...I wouldn't have it any other way. I'd do what I do for free...and sometimes I do. I just want to make sure you have an accurate picture of food production in mind when you go to the checkout isle.
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