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by Jolliness7501 1232 days ago
Sure:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/glyphosate-the-new-bogeyman...

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-science-behind-the-roun...

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As a counterpoint, here's a relevant part of an interview with the lawyer who won 2 billion dollars in damages from Monsanto addressing skeptics of the trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw5H36B1tJE&t=2842s
Since we all know a jury is the best way to arbitrate scientific fact
Guessing you didn't watch to where he said "We tried to get scientists on the jury. That's how we won".
No, I watched it, I'm a little surprised that one imprecise statement is compelling to you regarding a matter of scientific facts. I mean rather than taking it second hand from a lawyer that an unknown portion or a jury were 'scientists', you could actually take it from scientists and advisory and investigatory bodies comprised of scientists the cite specific sources.
I suppose it's my Bayesian priors coming to light - I'm so distrustful of one side of this debate in general that simply having 'science' in a website title gives me a reaction similar to a lot of people who see 'truth' or 'infowards' in a headline. I'd probably be much more receptive to the same studies if you were linking to google scholar or scihub.
You had just been linked scientific sources in the parent of the comment I replied to right? And your counterpoint was that a lawyer said 'scientists' were on the jury.
Just skimmed your sources.

> https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/glyphosate-the-new-bogeyman...

"Glyphosate is one of the least toxic herbicides used. It inhibits the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimic acid-3-phosphate synthase which interferes with the shikimic pathway in plants, resulting in the accumulation of shikimic acid in plant tissues and ultimately plant death. The enzyme and pathway do not exist in animals, which is why toxicity is so low."

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikimate_pathway

"The shikimate pathway (shikimic acid pathway) is a seven-step metabolic pathway used by bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, some protozoans, and plants for the biosynthesis of folates and aromatic amino acids ..."

Even if there is no biaccumulation of glyphosphate in animals (maybe), can we be sure that there are no negative effects on digestive systems of humans (and wild animals)? What about water and soil biomes?

> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_propaganda

Is is really wise to base food production on (overuse of) poisons? Especially when reasonable alternatives exists?

The idea that current industrial agriculture practices are the only viable method of farming is just another form of propaganda.