A Rebuttal to Dalyn Houser's Orlando Sentinel Opinion
When I was asked to do a point-counterpoint for the Orlando Sentinel I was hesitant. Why give an activist's non-scientific opinions the illusion of equal weight to my facts and science? In anticipation of the other writer preparing a poorly-researched anti-GM rant, I wrote my counterpoint to address the vacant arguments, and Dalyn Houser's anti-GM piece fell right into it . Houser is a representative of Florida PIRG ( Public Interest Research Group - ironically not doing much research, especially in science for the public interest). Every single point is an argument from ignorance or a typical trot down non-scientific thinking. Sadly, there is outright false information that further fuels misunderstanding of this topic. I don't know if she's outright lying or just misinformed, but neither adds good science to the public understanding. To further illuminate that point, I've copied it here and go through each point, providing the scientific perspecti