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NNadir

(37,881 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2013, 08:50 PM Nov 2013

They've really "jumped the shark" over at Kos. [View all]

One used to hope we on the left were not as totally scientifically illiterate as those folks on the right, but it would appear that on both ends of the political spectrum, there is little hope for science in this country.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/14/1254341/-How-many-times-a-week-should-you-eat-Tripolyphosphate-IAN-11-14-2013

Over the years I've been appalled by what passes for science over there but, this, this, this...

Apparently we should be afraid of eating fish, because fish, like, um, ATP, the fuel for nearly every living cell on the planet for billions of years, contains triphosphate salts.

I am really, really, really, really, really, really afraid for the future.

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They've really "jumped the shark" over at Kos. [View all] NNadir Nov 2013 OP

I am not a member at Kos, but one poster doesn't represent their community. MADem Nov 2013 #1

It's on their rec list. NNadir Nov 2013 #4

I've seen some stupid ass shit get hundreds of recs here, too. MADem Nov 2013 #5

Same could be said for here. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #26

162 out of how many members? Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #30

I don't want this firming, glossining additive in my fish - do you? Peregrine Took Nov 2013 #2

Sorry, but I have to agree with the blogger. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #3

I'm sure you do. NNadir Nov 2013 #17

OK, I won't tell you. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #18

Thanks for your consideration. NNadir Nov 2013 #19

Well, I did not go to an exclusive school. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #20

It's just like the anti-GMO hysteria. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #6

Good, show us the science proving that gmo's are safe. Tumbulu Nov 2013 #9

Show me peer reviewed scientific studies that show that GMOs are harmful. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #10

Are you so #4@#$$ that you think GMO's are good? SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #11

I didn't say that, did I? Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #14

Actually, the place where GMO's have the most enthusiasm, is the... NNadir Nov 2013 #16

What the fuck does enthusiasm have to do with this? SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #21

Well, as it happens the poor can't eat fancy words, and given the fear... NNadir Nov 2013 #33

This is the same sophmoric thoughts you reguritate time after time. SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #35

gmo crops have nothing to do with evolution Marrah_G Nov 2013 #24

My goodness, you are terribly misinformed Tumbulu Nov 2013 #28

Guess what else they have in the third world? WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #31

Yeah, cuz that's what I said. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #29

And this is why the scientists in the rest of the world are laughing at us Tumbulu Nov 2013 #27

I agree with the blogger Tumbulu Nov 2013 #7

Anything libodem Nov 2013 #8

Sausages are good, toilet paper is useful, why not combine them ? jakeXT Nov 2013 #12

FOR FUCK'S SAKE, people! ATP and sodium tripolyphosphate are two different molecules! eridani Nov 2013 #13

And your point is? NNadir Nov 2013 #15

The entire "Kos is anti-science" argument in the OP is based on the assumption that the Kos article eridani Nov 2013 #22

People called "chemists" understand the role of structural analogues. NNadir Nov 2013 #34

I see you have repudiated your OP. Thanks eridani Nov 2013 #36

I'm glad I don't have to worry about that Marrah_G Nov 2013 #23

I'm not sure about jumping the shark, but I have noticed some "Chicken Little" type antics, yeah.... AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #25

What happens to it in the body?? How about the manufacturing process? WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #32

Just One Nit To Pick ProfessorGAC Nov 2013 #37