“Unscientific” is secret code for anyone who opposes GMOs or pesticides

Watch out for the word “unscientific” in propaganda that’s pushing GMOs, pesticides or other dangerous chemicals onto our world. In a joint letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, three Republican members of Congress (Rep. Frank Lucas, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Sen. Pat Roberts) attempted to spin GMOs as being “scientific.”

They urged the USDA to “return to a science based regulatory system” and claimed that “science strongly supports the safety of GE alfalfa.”

The implication, of course, is that anyone who opposes GMOs is “unscientific” (and therefore stupid). The letter further implies that any USDA opposition to GMOs is purely political in nature and not based on science.

Apparently the cabal of GMO pseudoscientists have forgotten one of the most important principles of science: The Precautionary Principle which states that when dealing with large-scale unknowns (such as modifying the genetic code of the world’s food crops), it is wise to err on the side of caution.