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In reply to the discussion: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Tells Bill Maher That Anti-Science Liberals Are Full of Shit Too [View all]MisterFred
(525 posts)You are presuming the reason for being against GMOs as they are currently used has to be being afraid of eating genetically modified organisms. I have no problem with that.
I just don't want to see pesticide use (and pesticide residue in the environment) increase. GMOs are a huge driver for that because (as is unknown by most pro-GMO people) the primary use of genetic modification in crops is to increase their tolerance for pesticides/herbicides to allow for a larger amount of chemicals to be sprayed on fields.
As soon as you show me the science declaring that increased use of pesticides is good for human health and the environment, I'll stop caring about GMOs.
In the meantime, feel free to keep incorrectly assuming what my motivations are.