Real Text Reading on Biotechnology

The debate for GM foods is not new to me and has often been brought up in my previous classes. I strongly belive that people should come first, not the environment. If we have the technology to create crops that have higher protein content or a higher yeild, we should use it. Almost every country in the world imports over 90% of their food, and the amount of farmland supplying that food is shrinking. If we do not use GM foods the world will starve. There is no way to justify letting people starve when we have the ability to feed them. Even if the modified food turns out to have negative effects later on in life, without that GM food they wouldnt make it to that point anyway. I also found it odd that the author of Real Texts suggests softening your arguements. Most people are stuck in their ways, and are not going to change their mind as a result of your persuasive essay. Using words that are less reassuring only weakens the chance that you will sway the few people who are unsure of their stance on the issue.