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Tumbulu

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10. It is never a good day when scientists shirk professional duty

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 01:14 PM

Oct 2012

to claim something entirely new is safe WITHOUT testing it first.

Science requires testing. Period. If one wants to make statements based on belief, then one needs to stay in the realm of religious studies.

There is a place for religion, but it should not be the basis of food safety policy (imo).

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Antivaccine versus anti-GMO: Different goals, same methods [View all] HuckleB Oct 2012 OP

I think there are many, many problem with GMO foods - hedgehog Oct 2012 #1

It's not that simple. HuckleB Oct 2012 #2

From the article you linked to: hedgehog Oct 2012 #3

I'm not going to play games. HuckleB Oct 2012 #7

Yes there are and since there have been no public studies Tumbulu Oct 2012 #5

Bzzt. Wrong. HuckleB Oct 2012 #17

Wakefield was a fraud, a quack and vaccines save billions of lives graham4anything Oct 2012 #4

The same anti-science routines are being used by the majority of the "GMO is evil" crowd. HuckleB Oct 2012 #9

This is a ridiculous argument Tumbulu Oct 2012 #6

Ah, yes, you want a negative proven before anything can be done. HuckleB Oct 2012 #8

It is never a good day when scientists shirk professional duty Tumbulu Oct 2012 #10

You keep making claims, but you don't support them with science. HuckleB Oct 2012 #11

No, I keep waiting to see Tumbulu Oct 2012 #12

No, you keep making claims without support. HuckleB Oct 2012 #13

PS: HuckleB Oct 2012 #14

Is this silly blog link a joke? Tumbulu Oct 2012 #15

You're not waiting for anything. HuckleB Oct 2012 #16