On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 05:02:57AM -0700, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > --- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As long as it doesn't strike to close to home, they can disagree. > > But if it feels too personal, then they are evil. > > I don't think so, no. "Golden rice" doesn't strike particularly close > to home. It's a question of You wrote: "But I can think of quite a few people who are alive _despite_ the best efforts of the environmental movement - starting with my parents." I guess your parents are in D.C. and you're in New York. Okay, maybe not so close to home... > If you think the blindness of millions of kids is worth stopping some > unspecified and very small risk that genetically engineered rice might > in some way harm someone, then you're into a morally insupportable > position. You're still doing it. Their judgement and evidence may be shaky, but they could honestly believe that there is a serious risk of much of the human race dying in the future. It seems to me the rant about people honestly disagreeing only applies when people disagree with YOU, not when you disagree with people. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/
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