On 7/08/2015 11:59 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/6/2015 3:49 PM, 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.
>>
>
> Actually, I don't want to limit myself because I'm afraid of this
> technological world. Fear sucks!

Technology is not to be feared. Developments in technology are
inevitable. What you need to fear are the nefarious uses to which some
of this new technology will be put.

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Xeno