I live in Sonoma County California and I'm so sick of all the people around me just assuming that GMOs are obviously bad. It seems people here, a lot of them farmers, are not at all interested in facts. They are attracted to the anti-science, anti-corporation, anti-establishment aspects of the anti-GMO movement. Facts take a backseat. Granted, these are also people who believe in Biodynamics and its horns full of cry…
Regarding this irrationality, my pet theory is that the arena of "food" is an attractor for superstition. Maybe it has something to do with the mysterious process by which you are built from the stuff you eat. From fad diets, to religious diet restrictions, to diet-based "studies have shown" trends (antioxidants!), to made up allergies. It's no accident that most established religions have dietary rules. (Yes, I know…
Re: How I Got Converted to G.M.O. Food
#111Wow, well said. I also feel that many people use their diet choices as a way to excercise control in their lives.