"I want to start with some apologies. For the record, here and upfront, I apologise for having spent several years ripping up GM crops. I am also sorry that I helped to start the anti-GM movement back in the mid 1990s, and that I thereby assisted in demonising an important technological option which can be used to benefit the environment.
As an environmentalist, and someone who believes that everyone in this world has a right to a healthy and nutritious diet of their choosing, I could not have chosen a more counter-productive path. I now regret it completely.
So I guess you’ll be wondering – what happened between 1995 and now that made me not only change my mind but come here and admit it? Well, the answer is fairly simple: I discovered science, and in the process I hope I became a better environmentalist.".......................
It sounds like Mark was scared of a boogeyman. Something he didn't understand. Genetically modified does sound pretty scary but nature has been modifying genes forever. Why would it be that much scarier if man is doing it?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
FredHayek wrote: It sounds like Mark was scared of a boogeyman. Something he didn't understand. Genetically modified does sound pretty scary but nature has been modifying genes forever. Why would it be that much scarier if man is doing it?
It was so long I just barely spot skimed parts of i and it is mosty greek to me anyway. I do believe he said that man doing it is less scary than nature doing it because it is targeted. I did notice in some of the comments that he is accused of being a sell out.
Perhaps SC has some thoughts. It seems to be in her neck of the woods.
