tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34203016.post2791591977116610495..comments2024-01-22T16:54:30.446-08:00Comments on Richard Kulisz: Organics, or Why Magical Thinkers Should Be Hated, part IVRichard Kuliszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05450367878517586463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34203016.post-74000221719679005282007-04-26T16:09:00.000-07:002007-04-26T16:09:00.000-07:00SP, my blog entry was in response to this story on...SP, my blog entry was in response to <A HREF="http://science.reddit.com/info/1l6tr/comments" REL="nofollow">this story on reddit</A>. If you read through the comments, you'll find these people deserve the contempt I heap upon them. What's worse is that their comments are typical of people who buy organic while your position is distinctly atypical.<BR/><BR/>I remember reading the article you spoke of, the one that made mention of the farm bill subsidizing wheat, corn, and other such foods. The New York Times has walled it off but <A HREF="http://energybulletin.net/29017.html" REL="nofollow">energy bulletin has an almost copy</A>.<BR/><BR/>Part of the answer to your last question lies in a couple other blog entries I've written. More substantially, it's because magical thinkers have an untreatable mental handicap. This handicap shows up in their thinking on EVERY subject. Not just organics but global warming, energy, transportation, cities, child abuse, violence, sexism, tribalism, religionism, racism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, egotism, genocide, war, peace, anti-science, and all the relativisms. It shows up <I>everywhere</I>. It's the single most important reason why the world is fucked. And arguably, it's the <I>only</I> reason.Richard Kuliszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450367878517586463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34203016.post-7329423828573179292007-04-26T15:52:00.000-07:002007-04-26T15:52:00.000-07:00Farmers like growing GM crops because it allows th...Farmers like growing GM crops because it allows them to use MORE pesticide. Please spare me the goddamned propaganda.Richard Kuliszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450367878517586463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34203016.post-37338319218887122862007-04-26T15:42:00.000-07:002007-04-26T15:42:00.000-07:00Farmers like growing Genetically Modified crops be...Farmers like growing Genetically Modified crops because it lets them use less pesticides and gives them more free time with their families.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66xJC-S1KdM" REL="nofollow">YouTube: Overview of the Worldwide Impact of Plant Biotechnology</A>Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862397599649673866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34203016.post-48563187306801037962007-04-26T15:34:00.000-07:002007-04-26T15:34:00.000-07:00If by 'organic people' you mean 'my impression of ...If by 'organic people' you mean 'my impression of some people I have met who support organic farming', then I suppose your assessment might be correct. I don't know who you encounter on a given day.<BR/><BR/>If by 'organic people' you mean 'all people who buy organic food and support organic farming', I would offer myself as a counterexample. I am mostly motivated by the better nutritional content of organically farmed vegetables, and I am very concerned about the abuse of antibiotics in livestock.<BR/><BR/>I remember reading a fairly interesting article not long back on how farm subsidies artificially skew the supply of agricultural products such that unhealthy processed foods are made cheaper than better alternatives. I wish I could find it back.<BR/><BR/>Off topic: what's with the hate? Some folks are dumb and wrong. If you get mad every time this happens, you will spend a lot of time mad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com