Companies like Monsanto have taken enormous steps in destroying our environment and the lives of many farmers around the world. The promises offered by GMO crops seem to almost always fizzle out a few years later, when the dependence on pesticides, herbicides, and GMO seeds increases and output decreases.Yet, it seems that when I talk to science-oriented friends of mine, they seem to uniformly believe that GMOs work and should continue to be pursued and put into the world.Where are the good examples of GMOs that:
- Continuously increase yields.
- Lower dependence on further artificial inputs.
- Don't contaminate nearby crops. (In historical cases, Monsanto has been given ownership of crops that their GMO crops have essentially raped through pollination).In a world where not believing climate change will get you crucified in almost any public setting, why do intelligent people continue to let GMOs run rampant?(While my views may be obvious, I am genuinely curious to see what others think about this -- and whether their beliefs are driven by evidence or a general ethos of "belief in science".)