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Jeremy Rifkin Quotes

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for Picture Quote #1

A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won’t stop insects from moving across boundaries. That’s absurd Picture Quote #1

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course Picture Quote #1

Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I’m sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows Picture Quote #1

One thing I’ve learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There’s no fait accompli to any of this Picture Quote #1

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops Picture Quote #1

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We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology Picture Quote #1

The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet Picture Quote #1

Humanity cannot afford to acknowledge all of the blood that it spills and the destruction it inflicts on the world in its effort to perpetuate itself. Desacralization is a process that allows us to sever any relationship we might feel to other living things. By draining the aliveness out of things, we can pretend that our control and manipulation are of little consequence. Man the trapper becomes man the taxidermist, disemboweling nature of its spontaneity and movement, and stuffing it with a leaden inanimateness Picture Quote #1

What type of new economical system can organize this system? There is another sector in our life, that we rely on every single day, that are absolutely essential: the social commons, the social economy. It is all the activity we engage in to create social capital. It doesn’t create capital market. Social commons is growing faster than the market place. It is growing faster than the market place. The social commons include any activity that is deeply social and collaborative Picture Quote #1

Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras Picture Quote #1

The transition of world agriculture from food grain to feed grains represents an... evil whose consequences may be far greater and longer lasting than any past examples of violence inflicted by men against thier fellow human beings Picture Quote #1

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Starvation does not occur because of a world food shortage. If everyone ate a vegetarian, or better still, a vegan diet there would be enough food for everyone. The only sane way forward is to grow food for humans rather than to feed it to farmed animals Picture Quote #1

Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work Picture Quote #1

Basic income is not a utopia, it’s a practical business plan for the next step of the human journey Picture Quote #1

Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies Picture Quote #1

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We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won’t stop insects from moving across boundaries. That’s absurd (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I’m sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) One thing I’ve learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There’s no fait accompli to any of this (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Humanity cannot afford to acknowledge all of the blood that it spills and the destruction it inflicts on the world in its effort to perpetuate itself. Desacralization is a process that allows us to sever any relationship we might feel to other living things. By draining the aliveness out of things, we can pretend that our control and manipulation are of little consequence. Man the trapper becomes man the taxidermist, disemboweling nature of its spontaneity and movement, and stuffing it with a leaden inanimateness (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) What type of new economical system can organize this system? There is another sector in our life, that we rely on every single day, that are absolutely essential: the social commons, the social economy. It is all the activity we engage in to create social capital. It doesn’t create capital market. Social commons is growing faster than the market place. It is growing faster than the market place. The social commons include any activity that is deeply social and collaborative (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) The transition of world agriculture from food grain to feed grains represents an... evil whose consequences may be far greater and longer lasting than any past examples of violence inflicted by men against thier fellow human beings (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Starvation does not occur because of a world food shortage. If everyone ate a vegetarian, or better still, a vegan diet there would be enough food for everyone. The only sane way forward is to grow food for humans rather than to feed it to farmed animals (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Basic income is not a utopia, it’s a practical business plan for the next step of the human journey (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes) Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies (Jeremy Rifkin Quotes)

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