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people's attitude towards GMOs. Actually, this mechanism is quite natural and concern many  
 
people's attitude towards GMOs. Actually, this mechanism is quite natural and concern many  
  
other instances. The less we know about a certain thing the more we fear it, and if the road is  
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other instances. The less we know about a certain thing, the more we fear it, and if the road is  
  
paved with fear then irrational attitudes will be the offspring of irrational arguments. My
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paved with fear, then irrational attitudes will be the offspring of irrational arguments. Our
  
 
mission is not to convert anyone's opinion concerning GMO, but to make people talk about it.  
 
mission is not to convert anyone's opinion concerning GMO, but to make people talk about it.  
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is the way to make sure that whatever opinion one might have, it is built on a solid foundation.  
 
is the way to make sure that whatever opinion one might have, it is built on a solid foundation.  
  
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But how do we even start. People can be very hardheaded. Why are they hardheaded?  
 
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The have been shaped, twisted and turned by the circumstances of life and are in no way  
 
The have been shaped, twisted and turned by the circumstances of life and are in no way  
  
 
what so ever in a place where such complicated issues  
 
what so ever in a place where such complicated issues  
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asked ourselves, if we were to share my thoughts on GMOs  
  
with someone who has the time and it is not bias then that should it be? Children of course.  
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and be verbalized by children, they must be introduced in a form that is understandable and in  
 
and be verbalized by children, they must be introduced in a form that is understandable and in  
  
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Latest revision as of 00:12, 18 September 2015

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." - Albert Einstein

The Curios Little Story about a Curios Little Being

All the statistics show that it is the level of knowledge regarding GMOs that constitutes people's attitude towards GMOs. Actually, this mechanism is quite natural and concern many other instances. The less we know about a certain thing, the more we fear it, and if the road is paved with fear, then irrational attitudes will be the offspring of irrational arguments. Our mission is not to convert anyone's opinion concerning GMO, but to make people talk about it. A GMO itself is not right or wrong, the existence of an organism cannot be wrong, it is how we decide to use it that can be ethically discussed. is the way to make sure that whatever opinion one might have, it is built on a solid foundation. But how do we even start. People can be very hardheaded. Why are they hardheaded? The have been shaped, twisted and turned by the circumstances of life and are in no way what so ever in a place where such complicated issues as GMOs can prioritized. They do not have the time... Then we asked ourselves, if we were to share my thoughts on GMOs with someone who has the time and it is not bias then that should it be? Children, of course.

Children are blessed with an unpolluted mind and a wonderful ability to ask the most obvious questions in ways that require not so obvious answers. 
But for these questions to come into existence and be verbalized by children, they must be introduced in a form that is understandable and in some lengths entertaining.
 If we can introduce children to GMOs and at the same time tell them a story with existential implications it just might do the job. 
Ripples of enlightenment have been set in motion. 
An introductory children's book about GMOs with an undertone of existentialism. 
For Kids. Why make it easy?

A story for adults and children on the subjects of GMOs and Existentialism. Some illustrations are uncolored so that you can color them yourself. There are both a digital version and a printable version.

Underneath this section we bring you a little teaser of our amazing children's book which is done by the SDU-Denmark 2015 team, sponsored by University of Southern Denmark and inspired by iGEM. If you want to read the whole book, you can open and/or download it right here: The Curios Little Story about a Curios Little Being Download