On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 6:28 AM, Matt Mahoney <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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] > > That's a good point Matt, Perhaps GMO terminator seeds are kinda like proprietary binary distributions. Similar to the "Evil" unix, apple, microsofts. Eventually we may have open-source-GMO's which are actually beneficial to people and the environment. For instance ones that can reproduce more effectively, or have better nutrient profiles. Then since these open-source-GMO's will have source-code available, people will be able to verify they don't have malevolent side-effects such as those found in current "Evil" GMO's http://www.responsibletechnology.org/article-gmo-soy-linked-to-sterility . > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/5037279-a88c7a6d > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- 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
