On 7/08/2015 11:49 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:37:12 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On 8/6/2015 3:22 PM, graham wrote:
>>> On 06/08/2015 4:35 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:25:04 AM UTC-10, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>> Safe and good for the environment.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.slate.com/articles/health...nd_errors.html
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> People have always been afraid of science and technology. Everything
>>>> is changing so fast in these times that there are hysterical mobs of
>>>> people that pretty much reject all science and technology. Hopefully,
>>>> the policies of this country will not be determined by this rejection
>>>> of science by the masses - but it probably will. That's the breaks.
>>>>
>>> Here's something on pesticides that'll get Mr Kuthe's knickers in a
>>> twist:-)
>>> http://www.csicop.org/si/show/pestic...w_bad_are_they
>>>
>>
>> No doubt it's a good idea to stay away from pesticides and poisons.
>> Unfortunately, it's likely we're getting some exposure from the foods we
>> eat. OTOH, people should get a load of not having anything to eat - that
>> will kill you a lot faster than pesticides in our foods.
>>
>> What gets my goat is that people are living longer than our bodies were
>> designed for. What do these people want - to live forever in a broken
>> down shell of a hellish existence?
>
> You're so afraid of old age that you want to eat poisons and GM foods
> to make sure you never reach old age. It's an unusual state of mind,
> but it has its own logic.
>
The logic of fear! Not something I would want to live by...

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