Efficient GMO & purity test
Feb 28, 2020
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Sode Matha (or Sode Mutt) is a temple dedicated to Krishna, located in Udupi district India. At this particular temple, it is customary to bring brinjal offerings (brinjal being the indian eggplant). Nothing exceptional so far... that is until a company started producing genetically modified brinjal.
Early 2010, the temple made the news as local population started to fear the potential retaliation resulting from these corrupted offerings. The matter became rather serious, especially as locals were unable to distinguish between non-GMO and GMO brinjal. Some riots followed. Case of biopiracy were also brought forward. Eventually, the matter got out of news feeds so the end of the story remains unknown, at least to me.
Skeptics would ridicule the whole thing. Believers would feel slightly concern that humans playing god might actually offend them. I for one choose to cherish that glimpse of poetic mystery only divine riddles can create.
As for Effy... she's probably ambivalent. On one hand GMO are engineered to improve productivity. On the other hand, nature has been quite efficient on its own for long enough to deserve some kind of trust and respect. So leaving the case up to the divine oddly make sense.
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Maybe... I don’t really have any clear cut opinion on the subject. Actually, what I like in the Indian news story was the role of deities appraisal. I’m a skeptic, so deities acting as ultimate test for natural purity was fascinating to me. Oddly logic and completely irrational. The mysteries of efficiency. Thanks for reading.
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