Nassim Talib is a renaissance man, one of his hats is philosopher. Back when genetic modification of foods was being debated Talib spoke of the precautionary principle. Here's the definition of the precautionary principle from the wiki page:
"The precautionary principle is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking. It emphasizes caution, pausing and review before leaping into new innovations that may prove disastrous."
Talib's objection was the GMO studies were not of sufficient duration for absolute certainty to be achieved, and in addition the studies were rife with financial bias.
Once the modification is "in the wild" it can potentially spread exponentially until the entire species is "modified". And if after time it is proven to be harmful as a food, the entire species would be effectively useless to humans as food. Many thoughtful people feel the precautionary principle should always be applied when there is even a small possibility of widespread harm.
And wait a minute...we humans also reproduce via "seeding"...could mRNA technology open that same door in our species?
And now for the more interesting part of this blog post we'll turn to Dr. John Campbell, who is going to tell us in some detail what the Nuremberg Code of 1947 was all about.
https://youtu.be/_oZAPk_Xpow?si=XKQTRmEu4yK60_R9
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