I'm pretty sure, the promise was that "God" would not create another global flood. Mortals can frack it up however they like without violating that promise. But hey, whatever maintains fossil fuel profits...

Of all the religions, I don't think any other religion has come to be so manipulated by outside actors as has American Christianity. How very apt is the metaphor of sheep used to speak of its adherents.

That would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

There isn't a tax on healthy food, but there is most definitely a subsidy on unhealthy food.

Nothing wrong with kale if utilized by the right chef. It can actually be a rather tasty inclusion in the right dishes.

The body requires fat for proper function. The as*hat food manufacturers of the last few decades got everyone brainwashed on the subject, even doctors. As with most things, it's the excess thereof that's the problem. As the saying goes, "all things in moderation."

I've never had traditional dulce (dried) fried, but it starts out with a salty savory flavor. That said, imagining what it'd taste like fried, I think it would be a bit of a stretch to say "bacon." Hopefully these guys have pulled off something special with this variant and we truly will get sea bacon.

What an interesting idea. I shall have to try it when I get home.

The $90 per 500g is the traditional use of dulce as supplement not what sea bacon will cost should it come to market. Their original purpose was for the production of feed for Abalone farming.

From the FDA's web site (emphasis mine):

In my book that qualifies as a statement from the company of "trust us." There's no independent verification. Since GMOs are held to the same standard as traditionally bred plants, no standard either really.

Me thinks this fellow needs a hearing aid.

Does this mean he's never been (or at least currently not) heard on an FM/AM/XM radio? Can't say as I know who this guy is, but he sounds a rather bit like a pompous ass.

This a thousand times. Nature prevents humans from impregnating hippos, but with GMOs we're accomplishing this as well as things more perverse. No one is stepping up to force safety studies in the manner with which medical drugs are scrutinized. We're just supposed to accept "trust us" statements from the companies themselves. If Monsanto and co. wish to play a calculus with our health and their profits, having the ability to opt. out is important to a lot of people.

And technically all food is some measure of "organic" compounds. But just like that's not what people mean when they say "organic" this also isn't what anyone is talking about with regards to GMO. GMO in this context is quite obviously interpreted to mean synthetic. As in a modification that cannot naturally occur such as inserting a gene from salmon into soy.

This isn't about banning GMOs. This is about labeling GMOs so that concerned citizens can make an informed choice. Unlike cars and horses, it isn't obvious which one eats hay.

Crossing bacterial genes with corn genes is not quite the same thing as mixing and matching corn genes from one variety with another. When we take a gene from bacteria and insert it into corn we are creating a quite unnatural thing and making a whole lot of assumptions about our understanding of genetic language in the process. Maybe it was safe to do, maybe it was not. With selective breeding and hybridization, you are at least starting with genetically compatible material. You also have millions of years of history demonstrating this to be reasonably safe. Nature prevents humans from impregnating hippos, but GMOs are effectively doing just that as well as things far more perverse.

For many of us, we feel an abundance of caution is merited. Given the players involved, it's really hard for us to simply accept their statements of "trust us." There's no independent verification of safety, just blind faith that Monsanto and co. aren't employing a calculus with our health and their profits.