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  1. blank Cindy Koch says:

    I like this man as much as I like Bernie Sanders! BERNIE 2016!!

  2. blank HappyHuntress says:

    Well, this is one point that I agree with the Pope on… Monsanto and the big chemical companies are evil!

    1. blank James Knowles says:

      They absolutely are not. Your understanding of things is flawed and I suggest you look at them from an unbiased perspective.

  3. blank James Knowles says:

    GMOs do not destroy ecosystems anymore than any other monocultural farm does. They do, however, allow for a higher yield per acre which, in turn, allows us to use less land for farming. Terminator seeds as the Pope talks about are not what is sold on the market. Additionally, farmers were buying their seeds every year for around fifty years before the first GMOs were even available. That’s not a new thing, that is a trend that has kept up for around a century now because of the costs of storing seeds and the fact that they are less effective than their parent seeds. The pesticides used in conventional farming today are the least toxic available on the market and that includes those that are used in organic farming. These seed companies have been a huge boon for the local farmers that use them around the world (see Bt cotton in India which has increased yield and led to a DECREASE in suicides amongst farmers; see papaya crops in Hawaii; see your local corn farmer). Lastly, labeling as the Pope calls for is a disingenuous way to call something different when it isn’t. GMOs are nutritionally equivalent and no less safe (perhaps even more safe because the pesticides used are less toxic) than their organic counterparts. If the Pope wants to go along with the scientific consensus in every field, he should recognize that 88% of the world’s scientists believe that GMOs and the processes by which they are produced are safe. That is the responsible thing to do.

    1. blank freedomdove says:

      Biotech propaganda piece right there, folks…

      1. blank James Knowles says:

        From someone who doesn’t even work for a large agricultural company! GASP

        1. blank freedomdove says:

          It doesn’t matter where you get your money; your propaganda piece sounds just the same as a troll’s.

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