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https://necsi.edu/the-precautionary-principle

"Our analysis makes clear that the PP is essential for a limited set of contexts and can be used to justify only a limited set of actions. We discuss the implications for nuclear energy and GMOs. GMOs represent a public risk of global harm, while harm from nuclear energy is comparatively limited and better characterized. PP should be used to prescribe severe limits on GMOs."

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I wonder what their answer would be to Green Revolution in the 60s...

Also, I can't get past random graphs with random numbers with zero explanation of the axes.

There are valid concerns expressed, but they are buried underneath an avalanche of demagoguery.

just read a PDF .. https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.5787

I read their PDF (well, skimmed through). That's why I wrote what I wrote