Vegetarians (well not me) have been said to have no ethical issues with the new breakthrough of meat grown in a petri dish, simply on the basis that it wasnt taken from a dead animal...

Lets get something straight. Life feeds on life. Its not a matter of whether its ethical to eat life, rather its a scientific necessity. I did not choose to become vegetarian because of the gross factor and the romanticization of nature. I became vegetarian (for the most part) because of its SUSTAINABILITY, as well as the MALTREATMENT of animals. An animal given a quick death, that has lived a life of leisure in the barnyard is fair game. Its the EXCESS and the SIDE EFFECTS and the UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES of biotechnology that will destroy the lot of us before they have successfully foolproofed it for the remaining rich infopimps that dictate whether or not you read this.

On the flipside, science is not bad. I am pro-science and essentially I am pro technocracy (with some minor alterations). I am not anti-GMO because I believe god will strike me down, rather its because I THINK. I am against the misapplication of science, and scientific hegemony, I am against using the public as lab rats, and am against the unintended consequences of any discovery fastracked for the sake of profit.

So to those in the granola flats, and for those that call them sinners, I think you should reconcile your subjectively bound fundamental beliefs and differences so we can get on with the REAL revolution already. For the love of fuck. Lets get our facts straight, cut the bullshit. Please.