Genetic Engineering

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What do you think about genetic engineering/modification?

Just another branch of science.
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Black magic! Burn it!
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Whatever. I'm too busy installing my new turbo to care.
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Genetic Engineering

Postby Night Kid » Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:36 am

The real question is, are Toyspeeders as superstitious as other New Zealanders....
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Postby strap-on » Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:55 am

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
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Postby Elmendorf » Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:15 am

I dont really care. Life is way too short to get hung up on stuff like this.
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Postby phoebs » Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:31 am

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.
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Postby Tezza » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:05 am

:D That shit is bad for ya man. Make's ya old beore ya time and cause's memory lose. 8) No wait that's drug's :roll: And alkie shit i've forgotten what i was gonna say :P
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Postby strap-on » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:10 am

damn murray i was gonna give u shit but u beat me to it
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Postby Distrb » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:42 am

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!
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Postby zEpHyRiNe » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:33 pm

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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Postby Al » Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:52 pm

Ok im no 'greeny' and i vote ACT...but somethings just dont need touching. Keep it in the lab.

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Postby Roush » Fri Aug 29, 2003 3:33 pm

im with you bundy, i wont be buying it :?
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Postby MrBob » Fri Aug 29, 2003 3:44 pm

if they can make ya better, fast, stronger....then GO FOR IT ! 8O




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Postby Twolitre » Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:46 pm

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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Postby B1NZ » Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:10 pm

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.... :cry:
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Postby Distrb » Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:15 pm

we cant have that!!! :cry:

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Postby D ToX » Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:33 pm

Harlet wrote:I dont really care. Life is way too short to get hung up on stuff like this.


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Postby Jools » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:48 pm

Its the next step.

And it gave you all sorts of cool stuff in Alpha Centuari :lol:
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Postby jr007 » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:55 am

As long as they keep it out of my car, they can do what they like to everything else
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Postby Night Kid » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:16 am

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.
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Postby B1NZ » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:11 pm

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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Postby Night Kid » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:31 pm

Gee, you're so full of cheer and hope, B1NZ. :P
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