> Consuming foods with ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming foods modified by conventional plant improvement techniques. In surveys, everything hinges on how you phrase your question. In this case, I'm compelled to agree: I don't believe there's a health risk from eating GM crops. I do think GM crops are bad, though, because they are associated with strain patenting and seedless plants; beca…
Agree. People on both sides seem to misunderstand the issue. Informed GM opponents will talk about the systemic problems caused by introduction of GM crops in to our ecosystems, farming practices, and economies, and GM proponents will misunderstand those complaints and say "no you don't understand, they're still healthy". It's like people are talking past each other. Sure, some GM opponents are afraid of how the foods affect them, and perhaps misinformed, but that does not mean that all arguments against GM foods are invalid!