tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post7593518793285041049..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: On the brinkbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21318558834173129082012-09-27T00:45:03.682+01:002012-09-27T00:45:03.682+01:00Clive Hamilton on Peter Singer's consent-based...<a href="https://theconversation.edu.au/cory-bernardi-is-right-in-peter-singers-anti-human-world-9774" rel="nofollow">Clive Hamilton</a> on Peter Singer's consent-based utilitarianism, bestiality and infanticide. There is much interesting discussion in the comments.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-75152655031917447942011-07-12T00:41:21.160+01:002011-07-12T00:41:21.160+01:00BTW, when you put "perceived" in bracket...BTW, when you put "perceived" in brackets, does this mean you don't buy the claim that there is a looming food crisis in coming decades?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-80914278960104342342011-07-12T00:40:39.957+01:002011-07-12T00:40:39.957+01:00@Christopher:
Do you think the (perceived) state o...@Christopher:<br /><i>Do you think the (perceived) state of emergency surrounding climate change and food production could further open the door for GMOs - particularly in Europe?</i><br />Yes, I think we are already seeing such an argument being made. There is currently a debate about the future of food. Will it be a greater industrialisation of scale and genetic manipulation by large corporate byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-62635248384753751702011-06-29T00:45:33.931+01:002011-06-29T00:45:33.931+01:00Scott Meyer: A comment on Mark Zuckerberg's de...Scott Meyer: <a href="http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/6/26/how-to-come-to-grips-with-something-that-disturbs-you-but-yo.html" rel="nofollow">A comment on Mark Zuckerberg's decision</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-62603043117816111182011-06-20T08:08:47.949+01:002011-06-20T08:08:47.949+01:00"The World Meteorological Organization believ..."The World Meteorological Organization believes that extreme weather made worse by climate change will (continue to) undermine global food production."<br /><br />I wonder how this will play out in the politics of GMOs. For a number of decades people (Sen, Rawls, Nussbaum, Shiva etc) argued that famine is an issue of political and social infrastructure, not production of food. <br /><Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031551405442888131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-19551262577871923912011-06-10T05:01:41.348+01:002011-06-10T05:01:41.348+01:00Perhaps massive Nuclear war now will save future g...Perhaps massive Nuclear war now will save future generations.Mike Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525682801952791861noreply@blogger.com