According
to Natural
News, Bill Nye had several run-ins with the priests of the GMO religion
since the publishing of his book Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of
Creation, which contains some valid (though lightweight) criticisms and
concerns about genetic engineering. Many in the health movement were grateful
for Nye's earlier position emphasizing that the long-term effects of GMOs are
still largely unknown.
In
the video clip from his show The Eyes of Nye, Nye speaks to the issue of
GMOs altering entire ecosystems, including their potential to kill off entire
species such as butterflies and bats, both of which are necessary for crop
pollination.
"Let's
say we genetically-modify this corn so that when insects eat it, they
die," states Nye hypothetically, as he stands in a corn field. "Then
the wind blows some of the pollen from that corn over here to these weeds,
well, they're really wildflowers. And there are butterflies that rely on these
flowers, and they eat some of that pollen, and all the butterflies die."
"So
there's a whole summer without very many butterflies, and these are the rare
butterflies that fly at night, so the bats that would normally feed on those
butterflies can't get enough to eat for a whole summer. So you don't have
nearly as much success at making bat babies, so that next summer there aren't
nearly as many bats around to eat the mosquitoes."
And
on and on it goes, explains Nye, as the unintended consequences of genetic
alterations engage like falling dominoes, ravaging an entire ecosystem and
causing irreversible damage. This is the dire situation the world faces with
this mass genetic engineering experiment, and it's something that many of those
responsible for forming food and agriculture policy are willfully ignoring.
To
see some fascinating and interesting clips regarding the truth about how Bill
Nye changed his stand on GMO foods, one can easily log onto:
Do you smell a rat? What's Bill Nye going to endorse next, flu shots?
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