Do-it-yourself genetics - Scary?

[Lord T Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by Illun

And several people in southern states have died from them. The killer bees have been fought back through considerable effort, that's why you're still waiting. The concern is who dies while things sort themselves out, not that we're all going to die. It's worth pointing out, though, that some scenarios do lead to us all dying, and it's because people are cautious about new developments that we've not gone down more dangerous paths.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

People die from a lot of things but if we screamed crisis about every one, panicking would be our full time jobs. At least there was some cause to worry about killer bees. This one is just plain silly. No deaths, no near deaths, no evidence of any disaster whatsoever. The "threat" is built on "off the top of my head" theories with nothing to back them up.

Remember when Greenpeace convinced the government of Zambia and several other countries to turn down millions of tons of donated food just because it was genetically engineered?

Yeah, when they say "there's nothing to fear but fear itself," that's the sort of thing they were talking about.