Maine farmer Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Today I heard something that I thought was completely ridiculous. Someone I know hunts deer every year, and last year he offered some venison to a neighbor. The neighbor said that she only eats organic, and she doesn't know what that deer was eating. For all she knew, she said, "That deer might have eaten genetically modified corn from some farmer's field!" Some ideas just invite ridicule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJones0424 Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 And yet, as ridiculous as they are, some ideas continue to be persistent. In the framework that she holds to be an accurate understanding of the cosmos, her justification for refusal of free venison was entirely rational. The problem is that her framework is built on a lie. You might be able to persuade this person with a reasoned argument, but personally held beliefs are hard to abandon regardless of the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billvon Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Today I heard something that I thought was completely ridiculous. Someone I know hunts deer every year, and last year he offered some venison to a neighbor. The neighbor said that she only eats organic, and she doesn't know what that deer was eating. For all she knew, she said, "That deer might have eaten genetically modified corn from some farmer's field!"Want to really blow her mind? Point out she might be breathing GMO oxygen. JMJones0424 and Maine farmer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJones0424 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 billvion- That's just cruel! I hadn't considered this argument before, but it is just as valid as arguing against eating venison from deer that might have consumed GM corn. I'm afraid this line of argument is not likely to be persuasive, but it surely highlights the idiocy of the anti-GMO argument. Maine farmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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