Comments on: Vandana Shiva: The Future of Food-Part 3 http://cookingupastory.com/vandana-shiva-the-future-of-food-part3 An online television show about people, food, and sustainable living Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eltear http://cookingupastory.com/vandana-shiva-the-future-of-food-part3/comment-page-1#comment-38449 Eltear Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:06:46 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/show/7169/#comment-38449 Sorry, I didn't read the thread the same way. Plus I always discount claims of being rich, beautiful or a scientist in a dailykos (or any) thread. I agree that first tier research would be the best source of dependable information. However, when science is only able to be conducted with the approval and oversight of a product's corporate owner, it's hard to get any real unbiased data .. so we're left with lots of opinions. With the current dearth of real study into long-term environmental and health impacts of genetically modified crops, not being proven unsafe does not make me sleep better at night. I can't forget that Rachel Carson was called a crank. Back then plenty of "scientists" had lots of impressive research that "proved" DDT was a good thing... Sorry, I didn’t read the thread the same way. Plus I always discount claims of being rich, beautiful or a scientist in a dailykos (or any) thread.

I agree that first tier research would be the best source of dependable information. However, when science is only able to be conducted with the approval and oversight of a product’s corporate owner, it’s hard to get any real unbiased data .. so we’re left with lots of opinions.

With the current dearth of real study into long-term environmental and health impacts of genetically modified crops, not being proven unsafe does not make me sleep better at night.

I can’t forget that Rachel Carson was called a crank. Back then plenty of “scientists” had lots of impressive research that “proved” DDT was a good thing…

]]> By: Lisa Bell http://cookingupastory.com/vandana-shiva-the-future-of-food-part3/comment-page-1#comment-38335 Lisa Bell Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:22:27 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/show/7169/#comment-38335 Interesting discussion thread on Monsanto, GM seeds, BTcorn, many interesting topics here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/4/16/720696/-Monsanto:More-powerful-than-Germany if you do delve into the thread, note the rancor in the discussion w/a scientist attempting to present an alternate viewpoint. I firmly believe that all sides of argument must be considered. As in any research, the terms in which you couch your search influence the information that turns up. I personally have found it quite difficult to access scientific papers in on-line journals without paying fees in many cases...this can lead to relying on second tier research which is usually more polemical. Just a thought to keep in the back of your head...I have enough of the contrarian in me that I don't like to be told what to think by any large group...mob think occurs in organizations whose tenets and practices we admire as well as those we do not. Interesting discussion thread on Monsanto, GM seeds, BTcorn, many interesting topics here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/4/16/720696/-Monsanto:More-powerful-than-Germany

if you do delve into the thread, note the rancor in the discussion w/a scientist attempting to present an alternate viewpoint. I firmly believe that all sides of argument must be considered. As in any research, the terms in which you couch your search influence the information that turns up. I personally have found it quite difficult to access scientific papers in on-line journals without paying fees in many cases…this can lead to relying on second tier research which is usually more polemical. Just a thought to keep in the back of your head…I have enough of the contrarian in me that I don’t like to be told what to think by any large group…mob think occurs in organizations whose tenets and practices we admire as well as those we do not.

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