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phorbin · 09-06-2013, 01:44 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible

In article , se says...
On Sat, 8 Jun 2013 09:23:56 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

The people you are attempting to communicate with are a religious cult
that is anti-GMO. Don't bother to try to educate them. They will
spew pseudo-science back at you to refute real science. Interesting
cult. Faith based science!

You don't have any examples of this behaviour do you? So far the responses
I have seen are referring to scientific studies not religious texts. You
might want to reply with some facts instead of a broad generalisation with
no obvious evidence. So far you are exhibiting the very thing you
criticise.

David

Sure.
scatter-gun effect of genetic manipulation may turn on genes not normally...

It is just too frustrating to talk to peolple with only the vaguest
idea of what DNA is, much less genetic and epigenetic regualtion of
gene expression, when the bandy about psuedo statements like the one
above and think they understand what it might mean. There are, of
course, legitimate concerns about gentically manipulating food crops,
whether done by an engineer, or a sselectibe breeder. Just taste a
store bought tomoato... Still, without a great deal more knowledge,
some one like Billy (or you) can't possibly enter the debate. So that
makes you boooooooring.

Slipped through a filter...

Let me offer for your consideration the Showa Denko incident as an explicit
example of how bad things can happen when you're playing with plasm.

Admittedly, this one was in a vat and not a garden or farm but it was and
remains a fair enough illustration of the kinds of screw-ups and for that
matter cover-ups the profit motivated indulge in.

In this world of politics, profit takers, stupidity, cupidity and spin, it is
entirely in our best interest to challenge GE technology and the opinions of
true believers such as yourself.

And yes, back into the bin you go.