The anti-science of the Greens is a political strategy | SkeptEco

Quote of the day
"...pedlars of fear will always have the advantage over purveyors of fact" Andy Apel

The above quote is a fitting prelude to the post by the ecopragmatic Graham Strouts at SkeptEco:

"One of the most bizarre things about debating anti-GMOers is the complete lack of interest in facts. Claims of health risks, links to farmer suicides in India or that Terminator genes are being used to control the global food supply and wipe out humanity are bandied about without the slightest regard for whether they are actually true or not.

For example in a recent debate on Facebook I was drawn into (I was warned by the host to be on my best behaviour and only posted useful links) there was mention on the recent pig feeding trials which claimed to show toxicity from GMOs. I posted a link to Mark Lynas’ discussion of this study, which, apart from exposing the flaws of the study, showed that the lead author is an activist and also connected to Seralini. This was the response:

Ah MArk Lynas – a paragon of common sense – the green turncoat of the nuclear and gm debate – ok well i see where this is going – you’re confidence in the science is laudable and Lynas is working for the other side… goodbye

So this is not about “science” or “facts” or “evidence” or any such- but about taking sides. Lynas is discredited because he has jumped ship and works for the Enemy; the handy thing about this position is that you don’t need to discuss the rights and wrongs of any of the issues...

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