First, read Genesis 11:1-9. That is the tale of men who outsmarted God by building a tower that would reach heaven. But God did not play their game -- He follows HIS rules, not ours.
Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Now consider this modern tale with a different kind of tower:
These days the whole earth plants similar crops and fights similar weeds. As the princes of smart survey the world, they say to
one another, “Let’s outlaw weeds so farmers will be able to grow bountiful crops and feed all the people.” So they commission a giant company to develop weed killers that will eliminate the pesky weeds and never harm
humans who consume the crop. Brilliant scientists develop the weed poison that works wonderfully well. They name it glyphosate, but that requires a PhD to pronounce, so they call it just plain “Roundup.” But Roundup
kills crops too, so the scientists modify the genetics of crop foods so they can tolerate the poison and continue to produce large harvests. It all works so well that farmers around the world flock to the giant company and
gladly pay the price for Roundup and genetically modified seeds. “Famine has been eliminated!” they crow.
As the years pass, the ignorant weeds don’t know they should all lie down and die, so they get stronger than the poison. Smart
farmers add more Roundup and keep the weeds down. All-knowing scientists continue to modify the genetics of food crops so they can continue to thrive with ever-increasing loads of Roundup. The giant company grows without
limits, in close cooperation with legislators and regulators. Life is good in big agri-business.
Out of the view of big business and governmental regulators, illness grows at the same rate as the use of genetically modified foods
and ever-larger use of Roundup. The victims are first the young and the weak. Almost-unknown ailments such as autism (1 in 10,000 in 1970, 1 in 5,000 in 1975, 1 in 88 in 2012) multiply to the extent that by 2025 we can expect half our children to be autistic. Obesity, diabetes, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, senile dementia and other conditions are similarly affected.
Lacking regulations with teeth, our only defense for now is to choose only organic food. The occurrence of Roundup in the
environment is so common now as to be unavoidable, but choose organic when possible. Avoid processed foods -- they almost certainly will be contaminated. Study to understand, then push for better control of environmental
poison such as Roundup. See references below
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