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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

ZombieHorde

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1. The anti-gmo movement is just sad.

Reply to longship (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 07:51 PM

Jul 2016

The organic industry has put out so much misinformation so people will actually buy their crap. In my opinion, they are one of the more unethical industries, but they're not the worst.

They're smart though. They sell an identity. They invented an evil and sell a way to fight it. They appeal to easy emotions instead of hard science. They replace facts with conspiracy theories, and people just eat them up (pun intended).

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Oh dear! I've jumped into it. [View all] longship Jul 2016 OP

The anti-gmo movement is just sad. ZombieHorde Jul 2016 #1

That's why I decided arguing from basic science is in order. longship Jul 2016 #2

"Organic" food AlbertCat Jul 2016 #4

All those poor, earnest souls going to New Agey websites and thinking they're getting the real story Warpy Jul 2016 #6

And posted by DU's favorite anti-vaccine proponent. HuckleB Jul 2016 #3

Lost my way... rachael7 Jul 2016 #5

You want an "industry?" Try the organic food conglomerates. Archae Jul 2016 #7

Wasn't sure about that post... uriel1972 Jul 2016 #8