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Warpy

(113,143 posts)
15. True believers are the worst
Tue Apr 11, 2023, 12:42 PM
Apr 2023

because what passes for a personality is completely submerged into that belief. There's not much you can do about that, they simply will not allow the conversation to be steered elsewhere.

The anti GMO fanatics ran out of gas because people who didn't give a shit kept eating GMO foods and didn't get sick. That took a lot of wind out of their sails. Had they focused on the inability of farmers to hold seed over for the next year, they might have gotten farther as far as longevity goes, but people tune out when ag and patent policies get discussed. The audience would have been smaller, but at least they'd still have one.

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you can definitely change your DNA through diet- not sure where they came up with that Blues Heron Apr 2023 #1
Glyphosate has been proven to change one's DNA, gab13by13 Apr 2023 #2
In the words of the old saying, "They saw you coming." Archae Apr 2023 #4
I never would dream of trying to change your opinion gab13by13 Apr 2023 #5
Good to hear abut the arrangement your daughter has. Archae Apr 2023 #7
If you want to reduce pesticide use, GMO is the way to go. progressoid Apr 2023 #16
I still remember clearly a local news interview with a local anti_GMO activist... Archae Apr 2023 #3
There is no debate that glyphosate is a carcinogen. gab13by13 Apr 2023 #6
The point is ANYTHING can be a carcinogen. Archae Apr 2023 #8
I'm really going out of my way trying not to upset you, gab13by13 Apr 2023 #10
So because a movement is growing, that means it is correct? progressoid Apr 2023 #17
Hasn't all the anti-GMO energy been sucked into the anti-vax "movement"? n/t xocetaceans Apr 2023 #9
That statement has me confused. gab13by13 Apr 2023 #11
That's good to hear... Archae Apr 2023 #12
enjoy getting disease because the anti gmo people told ya so reymega life Apr 2023 #13
What? Archae Apr 2023 #14
True believers are the worst Warpy Apr 2023 #15
Yeah all it takes is another Oprah to start up another wave of nonsense. progressoid Apr 2023 #18
Or some televangelist with new people it's OK to hate Warpy Apr 2023 #19
Yep. progressoid Apr 2023 #20
I am anti-GMO edhopper May 2023 #21
Yes WestMichRad Jun 2023 #22
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