Is this something that a skeptic would say?
Disclaimer: I consider myself a skeptic but after this convo I'm not so sure I fit the category. Btw, I do NOT believe the GMO controversy. I only asked this question because as a skeptic (or whatever I'm) it seemed odd.
I once asked a skeptic if they found it strange that most of the higher ups in Monsanto never eat GMO food and only eat organic food. They said, "So what? If someone works at Ford, does that mean they can only drive Ford vehicles?"
Um… Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't that the wrong analogy to use? I'm asking about people who feed other people food but won't eat it themselves. They tell people that organic is no different, so why would they abstain from eating it?
If believing whatever I'm told just because the opposition are a bunch of conspiracy theorists makes me a skeptic, I'm not sure I want to be one. I'll continue to be skeptical about all manner or paranormal claims and general hokum but I'll go under a different term like "Logicist" or something.
Yes, it was the wrong analogy. The differences between Fords and Fiats do not relate to natural and genetically modified organisms. That might be what a Monsanto executive might say, if they knew it to be true, to confuse the issue. If in fact Monsanto executives are avoiding GMO's, something we do not know.
Are corporations using DNA to push an unsafe product for profit, something nefarious, or is science working to find better ways to feed a rapidly growing population.
Personally, I will avoid Frankenstein food while I can get the original. Forty or fifty years from now to the hungry, conspiracy theories will be moot.
The controversy reminds me of Olestra, a non fat frying agent. It is very hard to find in the US and expensive when you do. The conspiracy crowd insisted it would cause stomach problems and folks avoided it. All I know is for awhile I had a great tasting fried potato chip with no fat and was looking forward to more products.
Was it the food conspiracy crowd or the evil cooking oil executives that killed it?
I don't know, but I'm skeptical there's a good reason for not having it.
How do you know the claim about Monsanto executives is even true? A genuine skeptic would have addressed the claim by reviewing the two questions that should be asked when any claim is made.
1. Is it true (a true fact)?
2. If true, so what? Is it relevant? Why do we care?
No, a skeptic would ask where is the evidence that "most of the higher ups in Monsanto never eat GMO food". If they live the US, that's probably almost impossible anyway.
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