Yeah, except those things are centuries old. It's taken centuries for climate change to manifest visibly. So what?
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So we keep researching it until what exactly? We understand genetics 100%..?
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We just don't fuck ourselves over completely in the arrogant assumption that we understand what we've created. But we will anyway, so meh.
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If we're going to criticise this stuff, I think we should be very careful and explicit in what we're criticising.
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I am being very precise. I am criticising the hubris of abandoning the scientific method and the test of time in favor of projected gain.
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Saying things with expected longitudinal payoffs spanning centuries is safe based on present understanding is unscientific, hubristic.
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We already rely upon industrial farming, with its numerous relatively recent processes and innovations. We're a long way down this road.
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And the resultant fragility of our food supply is well-documented. I am not saying abandon research, but replacing one risk with a greater?
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We know we're causing harm now, though… how long should we wait to try to do better?
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but we can't say with such certainty that we are choosing between extinction and food for everyone. In fact we already have that food.
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We do at the moment, but GM tech may be necessary to cope with a growing population in a changing climate.
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We're already battling with monocultures and a relatively small number of huge operations to feed us all.