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MH1

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11. The "safe to eat GMO" is a RED HERRING.

Reply to CentralMass (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 06:28 PM

Nov 2015

The reason most anti-GMO people are anti-GMO (in my experience, sorry I don't have statistics) is THE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER SPECIES.

It has not one fucking thing to do with whether eating it will make me sick directly.

I would probably not even answer that poll question because the meaning of the word "safe" could be ambiguous.

On the other hand if the question were whether GMO foods should be labeled, that would make a lot more sense, and probably have a significantly different result.

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Anti-vaccination? Check. Anti-GMO? Check. Absolute loon? Check. [View all] Archae Nov 2015 OP

I thought this was going to be about Bill Maher (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Nov 2015 #1

Maher has been on that loon site for several years now. Archae Nov 2015 #2

Someone I know, I regret to say, is... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #3

NVIC is dishonest, dangerous, and destructive. HuckleB Nov 2015 #4

I did a quick google search and it seems that there are a lot of links selling this theory. I'm CentralMass Nov 2015 #5

Opinion polls are not science. Archae Nov 2015 #6

Neither is lumping people with concerns about GMO foods in with nut job anti-vaxers CentralMass Nov 2015 #7

There are far too many anti-vaxxers who are anti-GMO as well. Archae Nov 2015 #8

They may just be nuts, but the stats don't show CentralMass Nov 2015 #9

The majority of those who fear GMOs may not be anti-vaccine, but... HuckleB Nov 2015 #15

Oh, it's quite legit. HuckleB Nov 2015 #14

The "safe to eat GMO" is a RED HERRING. MH1 Nov 2015 #11

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Vaccinations and GMO's are completely different issues, but the pro-GMO people pnwmom Nov 2015 #10

Read the OP article. Again. Archae Nov 2015 #12

So? Just because that person is against them both doesn't mean anything. Most people who have pnwmom Nov 2015 #13

Exactly. HuckleB Nov 2015 #17