> > Anyone who does not know and acknowledge that the worst case
> > possibilities of GE exceed the dangers from all out nuclear war doesn't
> > understand what its all about.

>I guess that if GE gone awry has the potential to wipe out the human race
>(as does all out nuclear war), how could the worst case possibilities of GE
>*exceed* the dangers from all out nuclear war?

I'd disagree with that assessment...The absolute worst that could occur
from GE would be the complete domination of the surface of the planet
by, say, "supercorn", to the exclusion of all other species (plant, animal,
and otherwise), whereas the worst possible result of a full scale nuclear
war is a neat distribution of highly toxic radioactive heavy elements across
the surface of the planet, even to the depths of the oceans.

In short, GE could return Earth to a primordial stage with limited life, but
a (really) vigorous nuclear war has the chance to not only obliterate all
life but actually render Earth incapable of producing new life.

Just a thought... ;-)

Mike H.

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