Almost all of the food we consume
is genetically modified. People have been doing it by pollination, which means the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different
genetic constitution. But recently the genetically modified organisms have become
controversial, because now it happens in labs. People tend to fear what they
don’t know, and being a regular person makes
it impossible to investigate dangers connected to genetic modification on our
own. We must rely on what we read in newspapers and on the Internet. But,
again, we cannot always check whether what we read is true or not. So, what is
the problem with the GMO? Is it a good thing or we should definitely stop
modifying organisms in labs? What is your attitude towards genetic
modifications of food? Please, watch the short video below and share your point
of view.
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I think that my attitude is commonly known because I just don’t have enough knowledge so it is normal that I’m scared of unknown things and I often try to avoid it when possible. I’m used to buy food or other things with natural ingredients and without strange interference.
The only thing I thought about during this video was how beautify it’s made! I love that all living beings are illustrated as birds. I think food with GMO have some good qualities and can be very helpful I do mind eating food that is highly processed.
I don't pay attention for GMO when I'm buying food in the shop. I'm eating everything what I want. We should be reasonable and known that we can't die if we eat something made from GMO.
I don't pay attention what product I am buying. I am no afraid of eating geneticly modified food. I eat everything I like :)
For example, Monsanto, one of the biggest agricultural companies, sued farmers for reusing their seeds (i.e. seeds gathered from GMO crops):
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/12/monsanto-sues-farmers-seed-patents
This is a threat that can't be ignored- while I agree that patents are useful, as they give the inventor the protection from competitors, who don't have to invest same amount of money on R&D, they can be, and are widely abused.
As for the food itself, its the same situation as with the vaccines- They help everyone live a better life, but of course there are some "freaks", who wan't to be all-natural.
I say - Go on, be 100% natural and get your plants "rekt" by some dumb pest, or life the rest of your life in "iron lung" thanks to Polio.
If we want to advance our race, we have to leave behind some of our "natural" parts- just as we did with riding horses and hunting game for driving cars and farms. Pure nature, while astonishingly beautiful, is also brutal and doesn't care about your plans- nobody has ever wondered what dinosaurs "have thought" on being wiped out by some space rock?
Almost everything has got its pros and cons and I believe that to discuss it you should be aware of both - to have got even a small knowlegde of topic, so it can be constructive instaed of repeating lies and making new.
I of course eat GMO food and i think that our organisms have adapted to it. But maybe not to this level so that every food we eat can be processed and good for us.
Taking advantage of GMO is great, producing more, healthier, more nutritious food is the way to go.
People are scared of what they don’t fully understand. That’s why I love videos like ones Kurzgesagt makes. That’s an amazing way to spread knowledge.
So by knowing that, i think it's quite a difficult and controversial topic. Some people may be just scared of GMO, however much food is already transformed in GMO so we don't really have a choice.
With GMO or without. It doesn't matter to me. I don't care about that!
I think that people who are afraid of GMO may avoid it, we live in times when consuming GMO isn't a necessity. If they would have to face either hunger or trying out something new, I would be really surprised if they'd choose the first option, though.
And when it comes to "revealing the only truth" - come on. It sounds for me like trying to make money on naive people. Just like selling them "the best vacuum cleaner you have ever had, now just for 800zł".
I don't get the "all-natural" movement. They think the nature will protect them? No, it won't. As it doesn't protect any wildlife. Nature is, as you said, brutal and if you want to live by its laws... Good luck. I wonder if those people leave in modern houses using all the advantages of technology. If yes - come on, that's not natural at all.
That’s why I think GMO can be both and good, and it depends from us, what we choose in life – good attitude without fear, or resistance against any changes? We should’t stop working on food in labs, for me it gives some hope, maybe even to improve something which is not healthy enough? I am for such experiments, with good control procedures, of course, and with proper education system towards giving people honest information in this respect.