Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Archae

(46,832 posts) Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:28 AM Jul 2015

Anti-GMO article goes to GMO hysterics group, and gets other stuff dead wrong.

"Science iz too HARD to unnerstand!"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026969818

"He not only must pay more for herbicides to combat corn borer and root worm insects, but the yields can sometimes be unpredictable if the weather is not ideal."

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Anti-GMO article goes to GMO hysterics group, and gets other stuff dead wrong. (Original Post) Archae Jul 2015 OP

These anti-GMO threads are even more exhausting than "alternative medicine" arguments Orrex Jul 2015 #1

My Mom and I use Roundup, have for years. Archae Jul 2015 #2

Lordy! AlbertCat Jul 2015 #3

Not only that, herbicides are NOT for killing bugs! Archae Jul 2015 #4

This is satire, but you know it's coming. HuckleB Jul 2015 #5

This sentence sums it up perfectly. Archae Jul 2015 #6

Why ‘GMO-free’ is a marketing ploy you shouldn’t fall for HuckleB Sep 2015 #7

Orrex

(64,161 posts)

1. These anti-GMO threads are even more exhausting than "alternative medicine" arguments

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:46 AM

Jul 2015

Maybe I need a big glass of Glyphosate.

Archae

(46,832 posts)

2. My Mom and I use Roundup, have for years.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:52 AM

Jul 2015

Neither of us have cancer.

I'm 55 and my Mom is 81, and we are both in fairly good shape.

We do treat Roundup like we do anything else we spray.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

3. Lordy!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 12:39 PM

Jul 2015

"He not only must pay more for herbicides to combat corn borer and root worm insects, but the yields can sometimes be unpredictable if the weather is not ideal."

Uh... isn't that what farming IS?

Archae

(46,832 posts)

4. Not only that, herbicides are NOT for killing bugs!

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 01:38 PM

Jul 2015

Guy must have been kicked out of the FFA for being a moron.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

5. This is satire, but you know it's coming.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:56 AM

Jul 2015

http://thespudd.com/anti-science-pro-disease-parents-release-new-imaginary-disease-gmo-injured/

Archae

(46,832 posts)

6. This sentence sums it up perfectly.

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 12:03 PM

Jul 2015

"Well both vaccines and GMO foods have been extensively studied and shown to be safe, it matters not to parents who are truly in the know and have done their own research."

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

7. Why ‘GMO-free’ is a marketing ploy you shouldn’t fall for

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 11:27 AM

Sep 2015

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/02/why-gmo-free-is-a-marketing-ploy-you-shouldnt-fall-for/

"A lot of companies are changing their recipes to remove genetically modified organisms and "unnatural" ingredients, and plenty of customers think that's great news. But these moves play more on irrational fear than they do on actual science, and basing all your food choices on avoiding "unnatural" ingredients may not be as healthy as you'd think.

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The same holds true with a lot of the other recipe changes major companies have been making -- removing dyes, changing sweeteners, and so on. Several of these changes -- the removal of a harmless chemical in Subway's bread that happens to also be present in yoga mats, and the switch from artificial dyes to paprika in Kraft Mac and Cheese -- seem to have been made directly in response to anti-science fear-mongering. And in both of those cases, there was no real science behind the decision to make the changes.

And do you really think the maker of boxed macaroni and cheese is concerned about your health? Step back and think about that for a second.

You have to make your own food choices. And if you want to stick with manufacturers that avoid products you're afraid of, no one can stop you. But think twice about why companies are making the claims they're making -- and whether those promises really mean what you hope they do.

..."

A nice, concise piece with good links.

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