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Genetic Engineering
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:36 am
by Night Kid
The real question is, are Toyspeeders as superstitious as other New Zealanders....
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:55 am
by strap-on
haha meh im not to worried just by my lifestyle i know most of the stuff i eat is gm free so im pretty happy
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:15 am
by Elmendorf
I dont really care. Life is way too short to get hung up on stuff like this.
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:31 am
by phoebs
To tell the truth, I cant be naffed wandering around the supermarket looking for the GE Free food. I just want to buy my groceries and get out. Fast.
I like food thats natural, like, stuff thats been grown on a tree and hasnt been touched by sprays or chemicals, but its amazing aye, like do u guys know what a banana looks like that hasnt been touched by sprays etc? Theyre like half the size, teeny, and reeeal sweet
Kind of scary but me, meh, i just cant be BOTHERED half the time.
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:05 am
by Tezza
That shit is bad for ya man. Make's ya old beore ya time and cause's memory lose.
No wait that's drug's
And alkie shit i've forgotten what i was gonna say
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:10 am
by strap-on
damn murray i was gonna give u shit but u beat me to it
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:42 am
by Distrb
bah, it all tastes the same to me.......GE or Not
im with phoebs on the shopping thing.... get in there and get the hell out asap!
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:33 pm
by zEpHyRiNe
IMO, I dont think its neccesarily bad, but it *could* be used in ways that could be well.. bad. As long as there is control of it, I don't see the problem..
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Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:52 pm
by Al
Ok im no 'greeny' and i vote ACT...but somethings just dont need touching. Keep it in the lab.
Al
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 3:33 pm
by Roush
im with you bundy, i wont be buying it
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 3:44 pm
by MrBob
if they can make ya better, fast, stronger....then GO FOR IT !
(no, i dont really care)
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:46 pm
by Twolitre
Well it seems the only people protesting against it are feminists, bushwackers and in general people who don't understand it, but people will always protest about things they don't understand.
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Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:10 pm
by B1NZ
im not against it, hey it may even help stop the mighty banana from extinction, in case anyone doesnt know what im talking about, apparently the banana trees all have the same DNA and there is some natural desiese wiping them out, if they dont help the banana with some GE then its bye bye to the humble banana split etc....
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:15 pm
by Distrb
we cant have that!!!
Long live the banana!!
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:33 pm
by D ToX
Harlet wrote:I dont really care. Life is way too short to get hung up on stuff like this.
AMEN to that
Posted:
Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:48 pm
by Jools
Its the next step.
And it gave you all sorts of cool stuff in Alpha Centuari
Posted:
Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:55 am
by jr007
As long as they keep it out of my car, they can do what they like to everything else
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Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:16 am
by Night Kid
OK, let me put this in perspective for you.
The human race is dependent on three crops for its existence. Rice, wheat, and corn. If something happened to them, the human race would die out. End of story.
If we can create alternate crops to sustain the human race, the chance for destruction is much less.
Genetic engineering, like any other tool, is neither good nor evil in itself. I think it could be used to do vast good, like destroying illnesses, improving our natural resistances, increasing the nutritional value and size of various types of food, etc.
If someone from the other side could please explain just WHY we should "keep it in the lab," I'd like to hear it....I'm very curious as to what your reasoning is.
Posted:
Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:11 pm
by B1NZ
i dont think it really matters about how many diesieses we find a cure for, as Arnie said in the terminator: Its our nature to destroy ourselves
How is a cure for cancer gonna stop the world dying when we have trigger happy american presidents not to metion what would happen if countries like korea etc get hold of full nuclear programs!!
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Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:31 pm
by Night Kid
Gee, you're so full of cheer and hope, B1NZ.