Hello All

The debate on BEE-L on the above subject continues. I am sending a copy of
this e mail to the Irish Beekeeping discussion list.

INMHO this debate is getting bogged down in a welter of argument and counter
argument to the point where an ordinary guy like myself can no longer sort
out the wheat from the chaff.

May I be permitted to ask some questions?.

1. Why are the scientists carrying out GM in the first place?.

If it is to reduce or eliminate pesticides, then are we not swapping one
problem for another?. (see question no. 2 below)

If it is to obtain more food per hectare to feed an increasing world
population, maybe we are solving the wrong problem. Surely it is the problem
of population growth which we should be addressing.

2. Do the scientists fully see the down stream effects of GM?.

If the answer to that question is NO then abandon it forthwith.

If the answer to that question is YES then please explain to this humble
soul why the world is now littered with the results of not seeing these
effects in the past (ozone layer holes, global warming, Chernobyl, acid rain
etc.)

But now perhaps the geni is out of the bottle and can never be recalled. If
that be the case further debate is useless, and we just await the outcome
with baited breath.

Sincerely

Tom Barrett
49 South Park
Foxrock
Dublin 18