Comments on: Weekly Genetics Quote #27: Challenging Nature

By: Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:28:12 +0000

river2sea72: I’m still in the middle of reading Anxious Parents! Keep your eye out for more quotes from that book. haha

Schiller: I think you’re going to be offending a lot of people with your blog but thanks for dropping by Genetics and Health!

By: Schiller Thurkettle

Schiller Thurkettle — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:23:34 +0000

Nice site! When science and spirituality clash, the result can be amusing! Check out
http://activismhumor.blogspot.com/
and see what you think!

By: river2sea72

river2sea72 — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:05:59 +0000

I don’t think the anti-GMO cause and the animal welfare/vegetarian cause are necessarily related. For some people, an anti-GMO stance might lead them to shy away from animal flesh, in addition to the other concerns about meat eating. But I don’t necessarily think they go hand-in-hand, nor would one expect them to (speaking as a vegan who doesn’t have anything “spiritually” against GMO food, but who does see potential problems with their widespread use from an environmental point of view).

P.S. You might want to pick up Peter Singer’s book, The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter. I’m reading it right now, and I think it could be a real eye-opener for many people. Not sure what he has to say about GMO though, haven’t seen anything on it yet.