GM Food Debate – Vacuums Get Filled

I was reading a thread on GM technology on the Debate Zone in SagaZone and saw these three comments:

That’s because I’m not a scientist. I’ve asked in this thread for articles that don’t support my opinion but as yet no one has furnished them. I’m guessing it’s harder to find them than the ones that support me.

My guess is that we are not sufficiently interest to bother

That’s fine, I’m not asking anyone to contribute to the thread. Although there are those sufficiently interested to join in I see

GMO Thread on SagaZone


It was apparent during our GM Food Zone event and the evaluation afterwards that that people who opposed GM technology were far more likely to comment than those who were in favour of it. The comments above however demonstrate the danger of that. A vacuum will be filled. If people who support research into controversial technologies do not speak up then others will and we’ll be left with only one view being represented publicly.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by ModShane in News. Comments Off on GM Food Debate – Vacuums Get Filled