Comments on: gene http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/ Two prophets, living together. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:52:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paige http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-145925 Paige Mon, 11 May 2009 22:13:02 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-145925 Aw. You made is one on my birthday. :D Aw. You made is one on my birthday.
:D

]]> By: ToddAwful http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-83177 ToddAwful Tue, 20 May 2008 02:03:34 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-83177 [arensb Says: "I’ve also wondered how fundies would react if there were a test that could show that a developing fetus would most likely grow up to be gay. Would they condone abortion in such cases?" Muslim fundies would kill it. Christian fundies would "educate" it. [Rob Says: "Yes- let the darkies starve while we indulge our scientifically illiterate moral posturing about things we barely understand."] The darkies starve because of business, because they don't have anything we want. [arensb Says: "I’ve also wondered how fundies would react if there were a test that could show that a developing fetus would most likely grow up to be gay. Would they condone abortion in such cases?"
Muslim fundies would kill it.
Christian fundies would "educate" it.

[Rob Says: "Yes- let the darkies starve while we indulge our scientifically illiterate moral posturing about things we barely understand."]

The darkies starve because of business, because they don’t have anything we want.

]]> By: Rob http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-67402 Rob Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:09:59 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-67402 I wasn't talking to you, but hey- if the cap fits then by all means wear it! And being a biologists does not make you immune to talking utter crap- remember Steve Gould? I wasn’t talking to you, but hey- if the cap fits then by all means wear it! And being a biologists does not make you immune to talking utter crap- remember Steve Gould?

]]> By: Kristian http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-67210 Kristian Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:47:14 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-67210 I beg your pardon? I'm a biologist :-) I beg your pardon? I’m a biologist :-)

]]> By: Rob http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66977 Rob Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:33:54 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66977 Yes- let the darkies starve while we indulge our scientifically illiterate moral posturing about things we barely understand. Like genetics. Or sums. Or words. Get back to the trees hippies. Yes- let the darkies starve while we indulge our scientifically illiterate moral posturing about things we barely understand. Like genetics. Or sums. Or words. Get back to the trees hippies.

]]> By: Kristian http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66655 Kristian Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:11:55 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66655 I so much agree with that other comment that commentators here on Jesus&Mo are eloquent & interesting to read (their ironic self-referential attempts of humour notwithstanding). Joe D: my beef with Monsanto isn't from an ecological point of view. It's more of an political disagreement with (parts of) their business model: GM crops are in my view unlikely to have much detrimental impact on people's health - as we screw ourselves up with all sorts of potentially dangerous, all-natural or not-so-natural products anyway (I say as I sip my coffee & nibble my biscuits). And following at least some analysis and forethought (yeah, right..) GM crops are also unlikely to have any lasting effects in the environment, as what we introduce in plants is entirely unlikely to help the plant itself as it and its offspring are exposed to natural selection. Check for example what effects 7000 years of non-GM plant breeding has had on natural populations, outside of direct human agricultural interference. The latter, which admittedly counts for quite a lot in itself. I so much agree with that other comment that commentators here on Jesus&Mo are eloquent & interesting to read (their ironic self-referential attempts of humour notwithstanding).

Joe D: my beef with Monsanto isn’t from an ecological point of view. It’s more of an political disagreement with (parts of) their business model:

GM crops are in my view unlikely to have much detrimental impact on people’s health – as we screw ourselves up with all sorts of potentially dangerous, all-natural or not-so-natural products anyway (I say as I sip my coffee & nibble my biscuits).

And following at least some analysis and forethought (yeah, right..) GM crops are also unlikely to have any lasting effects in the environment, as what we introduce in plants is entirely unlikely to help the plant itself as it and its offspring are exposed to natural selection. Check for example what effects 7000 years of non-GM plant breeding has had on natural populations, outside of direct human agricultural interference. The latter, which admittedly counts for quite a lot in itself.

]]> By: Hush http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66511 Hush Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:22:47 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66511 Thank you, Jerry.w. Escaped from LA. Realized that it followed me to Oregon. Arable land and timber being populated by consumers with high standard of living expectations. And we're trying to make everyone feel wanted (fed, clothed, and mobile) on the planet without respect for carrying capacity. And we call ourselves educated. Thank you, Jerry.w.
Escaped from LA. Realized that it followed me to Oregon. Arable land and timber being populated by consumers with high standard of living expectations. And we’re trying to make everyone feel wanted (fed, clothed, and mobile) on the planet without respect for carrying capacity. And we call ourselves educated.

]]> By: Joe D http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66447 Joe D Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:37:20 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66447 Oh yes, absolutely -- Monsanto's products are devastating for the environment, and a terrible deal for farmers, so I fully support a boycot of GM. Similarly, I am boycotting milk, chocolate and coffee, following the really quite awfull behaviour of Nestle. And because Nike use sweatshop labour I have become a full time naturist. I have been free from association with the medical profession since the whole Harold Shipman thing. Appologies, by the way, for this message being so late, but I had to send it by snail mail -- the dubious practaces of microsoft mean that I an boycotting software. Come on. I know you guys are better at spotting bad arguments than this. It never ceases to amaze me how intelligent, rational, critically thinking people can fall on a single piece of nonsense, and make all of the same argument <i>faux pas</i> that they criticise in other nonsense. Suddenly they think it's acceptable to use technical terms like "dominance" without finding out what they mean, or whether the Greenpeace press-release or Daily Mail article that they read it in bear any resemblance to reality. Would any of you make similarly uninformed comments about evolution, climate chance, HIV/AIDS, the MMR vaccine, or quantum physics -- even if you <i>had</i> seen a YouTube video about them? <a href="http://www.cotch.net/blog/20071015_1637" rel="nofollow">GM is not a black and white issue.</a> Oh yes, absolutely — Monsanto’s products are devastating for the environment, and a terrible deal for farmers, so I fully support a boycot of GM. Similarly, I am boycotting milk, chocolate and coffee, following the really quite awfull behaviour of Nestle. And because Nike use sweatshop labour I have become a full time naturist. I have been free from association with the medical profession since the whole Harold Shipman thing. Appologies, by the way, for this message being so late, but I had to send it by snail mail — the dubious practaces of microsoft mean that I an boycotting software.

Come on. I know you guys are better at spotting bad arguments than this. It never ceases to amaze me how intelligent, rational, critically thinking people can fall on a single piece of nonsense, and make all of the same argument faux pas that they criticise in other nonsense. Suddenly they think it’s acceptable to use technical terms like “dominance” without finding out what they mean, or whether the Greenpeace press-release or Daily Mail article that they read it in bear any resemblance to reality. Would any of you make similarly uninformed comments about evolution, climate chance, HIV/AIDS, the MMR vaccine, or quantum physics — even if you had seen a YouTube video about them?

GM is not a black and white issue.

]]> By: Jerry w. http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66431 Jerry w. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:45:10 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66431 Too many people living on a piece of crap land that can not support the population? Import enough food so they can keep reproducing and the problem continues. Darwinism held in check by technology. Here in the Los Angeles, California area we have an artificial desert that has been overpopulated but sustained by importing water from northern California, so the result is more people moving here to take advantage of the water supply... There's no water shortage, just too many people trying to live off land that isn't really able to support them. Soon we will have recycled water from our pee? Umm, Soylent Yellow!!! http://boskolives.wordpress.com/ Too many people living on a piece of crap land that can not support the population?

Import enough food so they can keep reproducing and the problem continues.

Darwinism held in check by technology.

Here in the Los Angeles, California area we have an artificial desert that has been

overpopulated but sustained by importing water from northern California, so the

result is more people moving here to take advantage of the water supply…

There’s no water shortage, just too many people trying to live off land that isn’t

really able to support them. Soon we will have recycled water from our pee?

Umm, Soylent Yellow!!!

http://boskolives.wordpress.com/

]]> By: The Inoculated Mind » Blog Archive » Jesus and Mo on biotechnology http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66046 The Inoculated Mind » Blog Archive » Jesus and Mo on biotechnology Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:47:58 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/12/14/gene/#comment-66046 [...] about relevant commentary on the news, Jesus and Mo delivers with another hilarious strip. It is so true! Spread this [...] [...] about relevant commentary on the news, Jesus and Mo delivers with another hilarious strip. It is so true! Spread this [...]

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