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philosophers Samuel Gorovitz and Alasdair MacIntyre published a short essay on the nature of human fallibility
“The Indian farmer suicide story is a myth built on tragic individual anecdotes and extrapolated to a whole country by those like Vandana Shiva with an ideological axe to grind and little concern about the true facts.”
― Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs
― Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs
“Let’s be clear about the real-world impact of this activism however. Aubergine farmers in both India and the Philippines have sprayed millions of pounds of additional insecticides thanks to the activities of Greenpeace, Vandana Shiva and other anti-GMO campaigners and groups in denying them the opportunity to grow Bt brinjal.”
― Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs
― Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs
“We cannot criticise global warming sceptics for denying the scientific consensus on climate when we ignore the same consensus on both the safety and the beneficial uses of nuclear power and genetic engineering.”
― Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs
― Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs
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