In the psychology of human
behavior, denialism is a person's choice to deny reality, as a
way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth. Denialism
is an essentially irrational action that withholds the validation of an
historical experience or event, by the person refusing to accept an empirically verifiable
reality. In the sciences, denialism is the rejection of basic
facts and concepts that are undisputed, well-supported parts of the scientific consensus on a subject, in
favor of radical and controversial ideas. The terms Holocaust denialism and AIDS
denialism describe the denial of the facts and the reality of the
subject matters, and the term climate change denialist is applied
to people who argue against the scientific consensus that
the global warming of planet Earth is a real and
occurring event primarily caused by human activity. The forms of
denialism present the common feature of the person rejecting overwhelming
evidence and the generation of political controversy with attempts to deny the
existence of consensus. The motivations and causes of denialism include
religion and self-interest (economic, political, financial) and defence mechanisms meant to protect the
psyche of the denialist against mentally disturbing facts and ideas.
Ooh look, they have GMOs, too.
There is a scientific consensus that
currently available food derived from GM crops poses no greater risk to human
health than conventional food, but that each GM food needs to be tested on a
case-by-case basis before introduction. Nonetheless, members
of the public are much less likely than scientists to perceive GM foods as
safe. The legal and
regulatory status of GM foods varies by country, with some nations banning or
restricting them, and others permitting them with widely differing degrees of
regulation.
However, opponents have objected to GM
foods on grounds including safety. Psychological analyses indicate
that over 70% of GM food opponents in the US are "absolute" in their
opposition, experience disgust at the thought of eating GM foods, and are
"evidence insensitive".
With lots of good links there to support the idea that GMOs are safe. Bah, what do scientists know.
A report issued by the scientific council of the American
Medical Association (AMA) says that no long-term health effects have been
detected from the use of transgenic crops and genetically modified foods, and
that these foods are substantially equivalent to their conventional
counterparts.
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