Tag Archives: GMOs

Supporting science isn’t the same as supporting big business

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Fallacy Man

Hardly a day goes by without someone accusing me of being a “shill.” You see, I have the audacity to say that we should be getting scientific information from reputable scientific sources (i.e., the peer-reviewed literature), rather than trusting blogs, … Continue reading →

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Settled science part 1: Is science ever actually settled?

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Fallacy Man

We are constantly told that “everyone has a right to their opinion” and “there are two sides to every story.” Our entire news system is predicated on the notion that we need to give fair time to both sides of … Continue reading →

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Debunking “10 scientific studies proving GMOs can be harmful to human health”

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Fallacy Man

I recently stumbled across an article titled “10 Scientific Studies Proving GMOs Can Be Harmful To Human Health.” This article was written by Collective Evolution, which is a site that is right up there with Natural News and Whale.to for … Continue reading →

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“Follow the money”: the finances of global warming, vaccines, and GMOs

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Fallacy Man

One of the most common unifying themes of the anti-science movement is the notion that large corporations and governments are concealing the truth for the sake of monetary gain. These conspiracy theories pervade blogs against GMOs, vaccines, modern medicine, global … Continue reading →

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GMOs are “unnatural,” but so is everything else that you eat

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Fallacy Man

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have become an extremely hot and controversial topic, but, as usual, much of the information about them is actually misinformation, and scare tactics and appeal to emotion fallacies abound. Later on, I plan on dealing at … Continue reading →

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