Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-05-2017, 11:27 AM
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It can be argued that it's negligible for now...
It can be argued that it's negligible for now since we have herd immunity. How did we achieve herd immunity? Vaccinations. The more people that don't vaccinate, the faster herd immunity will...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-05-2017, 10:52 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 07:29 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 06:55 PM
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Thank you, sir.
Making poor choices...
Thank you, sir.
Making poor choices just because you can shouldn't be enabled. It's like vaccines... Idiotic anti vaxxers think they live in an isolated bubble and their poor choice isn't...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 03:40 PM
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Sure, it would be nice. But it would be too...
Sure, it would be nice. But it would be too prohibitive and a waste of money. This isn't just a sticker slapped on a piece of fruit that says "GMO"...people want details. Details they don't...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 03:34 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 133
Views: 9,350
We are talking about the economic impact,...
We are talking about the economic impact, though....what does science have to do with that? You need me to convince you GMOs are safe?
The one line responses are not really motivating me to...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 01:51 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 133
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Here's an article that sums it up:
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Here's an article that sums it up:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2015/10/28/a-genetically-modified-label-costs-way-more-than-you-think/2/#6163529065b3
I know that's how it seems and...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 133
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You may see a simple sticker and think "how...
You may see a simple sticker and think "how difficult is that?", but it is actually quite costly to label and separate every GMO and non-GMO product. You have to think about the cost of labeling and...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
05-04-2017, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 133
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GMO labeling promotes the fear of GMOs. Until...
GMO labeling promotes the fear of GMOs. Until the public is more broadly educated on what it means to be a "GMO", the labeling should stay off. The labeling preys on ignorance. Labeling something...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-11-2014, 03:37 PM
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Yes, that's true and it's a major problem. ...
Yes, that's true and it's a major problem. However, it's not due to the use of GMO crops. It's due to the overuse of pesticides. Sure, we've introduced a pesticide resistance gene into certain...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-11-2014, 11:45 AM
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Ah, seems to be a fresh professor. Our farming...
Ah, seems to be a fresh professor. Our farming practices do have an effect on the topsoil, but it's nowhere near as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. I mean, ever since humans learned how...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-11-2014, 11:25 AM
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This might be the right time to get in on...
This might be the right time to get in on environmental science. It was just recently I feel that global warming has finally gained general acceptance, so we are gonna need people to clean up the...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-11-2014, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 133
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It depends where you are in the world, really. ...
It depends where you are in the world, really. If you are referring specifically to agriculture within the US, then I would say no. The farmers in this country are some of the smartest out there. ...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-11-2014, 09:13 AM
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Gotta weigh in on this. I have a M.S. in Botany...
Gotta weigh in on this. I have a M.S. in Botany and Plant Pathology and actually did research on GMOs with the aim of increasing biomass for ethanol production (biofuels, renewable energies...that...
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