Ethical Argumentative Essay: Does Gmos Cause Cancer?
Did you know GMOs cause cancer? This is a relatively common and reoccurring statement that nowadays floods the media regarding GMOs. A statement which clearly represents the direction of people’s perception of GMOs today.
GMOs has been around for nearly 50 years. It is something that has emerged itself within our lifestyles and become something that appear in our daily lives, whether it’s on the shelf in grocery shops or on your plate right now; GMOs can be found almost anywhere. However, although the production of GMOs has certainly increased over the years, opinions on it has differed. Some people have come to believe it is dangerous for our health, while other people has stated the exact opposite. Something that has sparked many debates …show more content…
Two general topics with a lot to back them up. For the ethical argument, people have been divided. Manipulating and modifying certain aspects of genes have had both negative as well as positive thoughts. The negative side has stated things such as for example: If we have the right to modify and animal? And if yes, what superior right would that be? Who is it that say we can go against natural evolution? Is it really right to artificially change and animal/organism to our own benefit? While the positive side has stated that modifying the DNA is justifiable as long as we in a clear way strongly benefit from it. So, basically this main argument has been hinging on whether altering DNA is right. Moving on to agriculture. Within the agricultural argument things like ending starvation and benefiting farmers have been discussed. The ending starvation part has been based upon the mass production of GMOs, and if we're able to produce more food we could possibly have a chance at ending starvation. Especially considering the amount that GMOs would provide, since we now would have a larger quantity of food that is both cheaper and better to produce. The against side has, however stated that this mass production of GMOs could be dangerous, since we
GMOs has been around for nearly 50 years. It is something that has emerged itself within our lifestyles and become something that appear in our daily lives, whether it’s on the shelf in grocery shops or on your plate right now; GMOs can be found almost anywhere. However, although the production of GMOs has certainly increased over the years, opinions on it has differed. Some people have come to believe it is dangerous for our health, while other people has stated the exact opposite. Something that has sparked many debates …show more content…
Two general topics with a lot to back them up. For the ethical argument, people have been divided. Manipulating and modifying certain aspects of genes have had both negative as well as positive thoughts. The negative side has stated things such as for example: If we have the right to modify and animal? And if yes, what superior right would that be? Who is it that say we can go against natural evolution? Is it really right to artificially change and animal/organism to our own benefit? While the positive side has stated that modifying the DNA is justifiable as long as we in a clear way strongly benefit from it. So, basically this main argument has been hinging on whether altering DNA is right. Moving on to agriculture. Within the agricultural argument things like ending starvation and benefiting farmers have been discussed. The ending starvation part has been based upon the mass production of GMOs, and if we're able to produce more food we could possibly have a chance at ending starvation. Especially considering the amount that GMOs would provide, since we now would have a larger quantity of food that is both cheaper and better to produce. The against side has, however stated that this mass production of GMOs could be dangerous, since we