On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 2:22 AM, Patrick McKown <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt, > > Organic doesn't have to cost more as a food item, because it really doesn't > cost more to produce, it costs less.
Then there must be a government-industry conspiracy to suppress organic farming. Otherwise, I see no reason why farmers wouldn't want to make food the least expensive way possible, especially if they can sell it at a higher price. > Organic farmers can own their own seed. They own the source of food > production. This is the fundamental political card. GMO food is copy-protected by their manufacturers to enforce their patent rights. Technically, this is not necessary, just like copy protection on software is independent of the software's function. I believe that once genetic engineering becomes cheap, that copy protection will go away as it has in software. -- -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
