April 2001

Genetically Modified Foods

Hippies and new-agers don't always make the right call

Brief Description

A lot of people say they don't like the idea of putting "chemicals" in their body. Such a statement speaks so much ignorance that I barely know where to begin responding. Some people say we shouldn't play God. As I said in the section on human cloning, you better define God before claiming to know how he plays. Then you will have to prove that you know how God plays. Finally, you will have to prove that he doesn't want us to replicate his playing. Some people think it's just plain risky. Well you know what? So is riding an airplane. Deal with it. As a last possibility, perhaps you simply don't trust companies engaging in genetically modified food research. Well, on this point we are in total agreement, but I don't believe this warrants stopping such research. Instead I believe that it warrants doing the research properly.

Full Description

Not completed yet

I would really like to hear what people think of this. If you prefer private feedback, you can email me at kwiley@keithwiley.com. Alternatively, the following form and comment section is available.

Comments

Name:
Comment:	characters left (Html tags will be intentionally stripped for security reasons, sorry.)
Verification:		= (solve the equation, don't just duplicate the text)