ADHD? Pesticides.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Fine for a backyard garden....but would it work on a worldwide scale?

It has for the last few million years.

Only recently have we switched to chemically altering our food and the soil it grows in.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by shmike

It has for the last few million years.

Only recently have we switched to chemically altering our food and the soil it grows in.

How recently, and why?

Maybe I should go to Google and do some reading.

My understanding was always that Organic isn't as foolproof as Pesticides, and that can lead to famines and such.

[Avatard]

Actually, genetically engineering foods that are resistant to pests is a way to prevent having to spray deadly fucking shit on your fucking food...but idiots that fear science, and don't fucking realize that we have been effectively "bio-engineering" food for centuries anyway (only doing it through hybridization, and selective breeding, "hit-or-miss"), freak out at the thought of more carefully, and directly manipulating the genetics of food, and they call it "frankenfood", and march, and protest against it.

Pesticides are designed as neurotoxins. At least genetically engineered food is designed as FOOD.

Gee, which do I prefer to ingest?

[Dave]

Soylent green is people

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

How recently, and why?

Maybe I should go to Google and do some reading.

My understanding was always that Organic isn't as foolproof as Pesticides, and that can lead to famines and such.

Honestly, I'm not sure of the exact timeframe but I'd say the last 50 - 70 years.

Why? Money.

Farmers were convinced that raping the land and covering the crops in chemicals would yield more/bigger/better crops which yield more money.

It is the whole "corn" debate all over again.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Actually, genetically engineering foods that are resistant to pests is a way to prevent having to spray deadly fucking shit on your fucking food...but idiots that fear science, and don't fucking realize that we have been effectively "bio-engineering" food for centuries anyway (only doing it through hybridization, and selective breeding, "hit-or-miss"), freak out at the thought of more carefully, and directly manipulating the genetics of food, and they call it "frankenfood", and march, and protest against it.

Pesticides are designed as neurotoxins. At least genetically engineered food is designed as FOOD.

Gee, which do I prefer to ingest?

Like genetically engineering the soybeans to resist Round-up?

There is a difference between cross-pollinating two types of wheat and genetically engineered food.

[Homeslice]

Buying organic is fine, if you want to pay twice the price.

Even if you go to a farmers market, who's to say they didn't use pesticides?

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Dave

Soylent green is people

Wow dude, that's a rather old reference; I think you should check to see if the crystal in your hand is flashing.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by shmike

Like genetically engineering the soybeans to resist Round-up?

There is a difference between cross-pollinating two types of wheat and genetically engineered food.

One produces more exacting results, and one is kind of hit-or-miss.

I suggest you watch the episode of "Penn and Teller's Bullshit" on genetic engineered foods.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Avatard

One produces more exacting results, and one is kind of hit-or-miss.

I suggest you watch the episode of "Penn and Teller's Bullshit" on genetic engineered foods.

Got a link?