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Old 02-24-2006, 09:21 AM   #38 (permalink)
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GM foods haven't shown any adverse effects, and we've been eating the lab sort for thirty years. You'd think something serious would have happened?
Like having the highest cancer rate in the world?


I have had organic milk and regular milk in a side by side taste test. It is like night and day.
Obviously, vegitables cut with bacteria that we consume on a regular basis anyway are giving us cancer. Obviously. Forget about higher consumptions of fried, fatty foods. Forget increased television watching. Forget higher amounts of heavy metals and arsenic in the drinking water. Forget the fact that Americans are eating more and exercising less. Nooo... It has to be GM foods.

Jesus dude, it's called correlation vs. causation.

On another note: Hey Jefferson, I'm a vegitarian. Increased consumption of meat has been linked to colon cancer in lab animals, especially red meat. Fish such as tuna carries so much mercury these days, that pregnant women are advised not to eat it. Mad cow disease developed because we were feeding our animals other animals. Antibiotic use in animals meant for consumption has been linked to increased resistence in some bacteria, especially salmonella. E-coli spreads because feces often accidentally spray on meat.

There's plenty of science behind vegitarianism.

Oh... And I'm an environmentalist to boot.
I'm fully aware of the correlations between increased consumption of meat and colo-rectal problems. And mad cow disease is spread PARTLY through the means you mentioned. But that's not the only way.

In short, I have no problems whatsoever with vegetarianism or even vegans. I just don't appreciate those who flaunt it like is some morally superior lifestyle.

But e-coli is not primarily spread because of feces accidentally sprayed on meat. There are many other ways. Believe me... our oldest son almost died of e coli poisoning when he was in 3rd grade. They finally determined that he contacted it on a school field trip during which they had been pulling rocks out of a creek.


As far as being an environmentalist... I am too. It's just that I do it with common sense - and I don't worship the environment. I burn E85. I drive the most fuel-efficient vehicles that are affordable. We waste nothing.