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27.86% - There is a danger for GMOs leading to species that serve the goals of special interests but diminish the wider needs of humanity.
27.86% - Terminator seed technology and contractual restrictions already prevent farmers from saving seed â€” this isn't a conspiracy theory, it's current practice.
27.86% - Thirty years of GMO data shows no cancer spikes, no ecosystem destruction, no poisoned aquifers â€” apply the standard honestly, and GMO crops pass.
7.14% - Running safety tests before scaling a new technology is responsible development â€” not grounds for keeping it locked in a lab indefinitely.
4.64% - Even if there are more benign or benifical applications, a single dangerous application can justify treaties to limit technology to select government agents i.e. nuclear tech
4.64% - The current regulatory framework for GMOs is insufficient.

Argument 47

53 .8% of 26 users accept

The standard is that any new technology must be limited if its harms outweigh its benefits.

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