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Originally Posted by Rathji
Just to clarify, you think that GMOs up to this point are safe, but you don't want them because sometime in the future they might not be safe?
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I am not seeing how you got that from what I said. I never said anything like I don't want them. It is way over-extending to say that just because the current GMOs have been proven safe that the practice in general is without risk and should never be questioned. It is creating a dangerous environment to shame all skeptics and label them as people who don't believe in science. Especially when the so-call pro-science crowd is using science to support an overly broad conclusion. I am sure there will be a bad batch of vaccines, or a GMO that does cause some harm that will come out in the next few years. In the current environment, it seems like the reflex reaction is to dismiss any reports of any ill effects for either of these because "science" says they are both completely safe and forever without risks.
I would probably not be dissuaded by a GMO label, but I can't buy the argument that they shouldn't be labelled.