I have often protested the Internet’s and social media’s impact on people’s ability to have rational thought. Preposterous ideas are put out and taken as truthful. A great example is vaccinations. A discredited wacko PHD got his research of about a dozen kids printed without peer review. It was picked up by a nutty activist and spread through the internet infecting the health of thousands of kids. This crazy idea was bought by left and right wing nuts in some states and congress. Size and time has made the crap factual.

Genetic modified organisms (GMO) has taken on the same power. We are GMO. If you are religious your God modified us. If not then you go farther back in the GMO tree. Almost everything we eat today has been modified by man. Corn is grass modified by Meso-Americans. Same as potatoes and yams. Cow, hogs and poultry are GMO.

I am two foot taller than I might have been a half million years ago. Selective breeding and better nutrients has made us, our meat, and our fruits and vegetables the way we are. The old tried and true way which has not always been good for us — tobacco for one.

Without any facts or research wacky people put things on social media and weak minded people who don’t take the time to fact check believe them. Check the social media for nutty ideas at http://www.snopes.com/ to see if I’m right.