RE: [pf] Risks, imposed or chosen

by David A

17 December 2000 15:54 UTC

Vicki Madden wrote:
> "Science" is a human endeavor and therefore not perfect. 

Who said it was?

> When GMO-advocates wave science around and imply that those who 
> believe that food as nature created it is the best kind are just > 
> hysterical, it is absurd.

What foods do you currently eat that you believe are "nature created?" 
Very few, in fact.

> Their track record is not that great. 

Really? Have you ever heard of penicillin, x-rays, vaccines, MRIs, the 
eradication of smallpox, etc etc etc? 

> "Science"/corporations created baby formula, remember?

"Science" is a way of acquiring knowledge. Corporations are a way of 
selling products. See the difference?

> But...guess what? Science has turned out to be really really 
> wrong on this one.

It's customary to offer proof and evidence when making bold assertions, 
if you want to be taken seriously. Or is that too much bother?

> In terms of risk assessment, I don't consider corporate profits to 
> be part of the equation *I* use to calculate what risks I am going 
> to take.

Of course not--no one does. We consider our own profit, which may be 
pecuniary, psychological, or other.

David