Interesting that people will starve as a result of Junk Science. The European Union has rejected genetically engineered food based not on any reliable scientific studies but on public and political pressure from small special interest groups. Has there been ANY reliable scientific study relating ANY harmful effects to bio-engineered food? When such pseudo-scientific opinions result in real people dying of starvation, then those responsible for publicly advocating such import restrictions should be held morally responsible.
Applying this "survival of the fittest" criteria would abrogate almost all medical advances. Under this view, those with diabetes, heart disease, and other treatable but serious conditions are sidestepping evolution. However, applying evolution to species and not individuals gives a different picture. Artificial wombs would seem to be a very successful way to ensure the continued survival of the human species.
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Interesting that people will starve as a result of Junk Science. The European Union has rejected genetically engineered food based not on any reliable scientific studies but on public and political pressure from small special interest groups. Has there been ANY reliable scientific study relating ANY harmful effects to bio-engineered food? When such pseudo-scientific opinions result in real people dying of starvation, then those responsible for publicly advocating such import restrictions should be held morally responsible.
Applying this "survival of the fittest" criteria would abrogate almost all medical advances. Under this view, those with diabetes, heart disease, and other treatable but serious conditions are sidestepping evolution. However, applying evolution to species and not individuals gives a different picture. Artificial wombs would seem to be a very successful way to ensure the continued survival of the human species.