Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

HuckleB

(35,773 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2015, 02:10 PM Mar 2015

The anti-GMO DUers are going full blast with the woo attacks today.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026327040

This is like anti-vaxers who link to whale.to, age of autism, and the NVIC.

Incredible to see their true selves being shown.

Now we know why they were so upset about Google going with science.

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The anti-GMO DUers are going full blast with the woo attacks today. (Original Post) HuckleB Mar 2015 OP

I'm not going to spend time defending any company. HuckleB Mar 2015 #1

Wait? What? "Monsanto: More Saint than Sinner" HuckleB Mar 2015 #2

I just ran across this one. It's rather prescient in light of the cartoonish GD OP in question. HuckleB Mar 2015 #3

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Names Monsanto Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality HuckleB Mar 2015 #4

Anti-GMO woo is still popular in many liberal circles. Archae Mar 2015 #5

There is plenty of anti-GMO sentiment on the right, too. HuckleB Mar 2015 #6

Yup, an "activist" from the Maharishi Yogi diploma mill has a book out. Archae Mar 2015 #7

I'm getting close to being suspended again. HuckleB Mar 2015 #8

I don't know how you do it LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #9

I'm crazy, I guess. HuckleB Mar 2015 #10

The preceding message was a paid endorsement. Orrex Mar 2015 #12

Ever try (emphasis on try) to debate a creationist? Archae Mar 2015 #11

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

1. I'm not going to spend time defending any company.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 02:42 PM

Mar 2015

But what if Monsanto isn't actually all that evil? Then what?

http://wiki.skeptiforum.org/wiki/Marc_Brazeau's_Monsanto_is_Not_Evil_Starter_Kit

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

2. Wait? What? "Monsanto: More Saint than Sinner"

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 02:43 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2013/05/15/monsanto_more_saint_than_sinner_106533.html

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

3. I just ran across this one. It's rather prescient in light of the cartoonish GD OP in question.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 02:45 PM

Mar 2015

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/2013/05/25/the-cartoonish-march-against-monsanto/

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

4. Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Names Monsanto Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 02:52 PM

Mar 2015

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/11/19/monsanto-named-best-place-to-work-for-lgbt-equality/

Archae

(46,797 posts)

5. Anti-GMO woo is still popular in many liberal circles.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 03:14 PM

Mar 2015

I don't know how the right-wing feels about GMO's, though.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

6. There is plenty of anti-GMO sentiment on the right, too.

Reply to Archae (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 03:20 PM

Mar 2015

They do like to be scared, after all.

Archae

(46,797 posts)

7. Yup, an "activist" from the Maharishi Yogi diploma mill has a book out.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 06:52 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016116279

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

8. I'm getting close to being suspended again.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 07:59 PM

Mar 2015

If I showed you the posts that have been deleted, well, it's funny. I'm sure I had many others that should have been "handled" by the jury system. Still, it appears that an anti-GMO poster can make most any attack, and have a jury let them go.

What a fucking joke this site has become. Plain and simple.

LostOne4Ever

(9,596 posts)

9. I don't know how you do it

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 08:39 PM

Mar 2015

[font color=teal]I simply don't have the patience to debate these people.

No matter how many studies you show them, no matter how many scientists you point to showing consensus on the issue, no matter how many flawed arguments you knock down they just keep denying the science.

It is like the advocates for the aquatic ape hypothesis, they are able to fabricate more fake evidence and bad arguments than the debunkers can ever hope to keep up with.[/font]

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

10. I'm crazy, I guess.

Reply to LostOne4Ever (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 08:56 PM

Mar 2015

I wish I were better at it. I'm too emotional. Other DUers are incredible with dealing with these folks. Orrex, for example, is amazing.

Orrex

(64,101 posts)

12. The preceding message was a paid endorsement.

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 12:24 PM

Mar 2015

Archae

(46,797 posts)

11. Ever try (emphasis on try) to debate a creationist?

Reply to LostOne4Ever (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 10:32 PM

Mar 2015

Logic and evidence gets thrown right out the window, just like the anti-vaxxers, and the anti-GMO'ers.

"God said the Bible is absolutely accurate!"

"Where did God say this?"

"In the Bible."

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