Harmful Until Proven Otherwise
How different would things be—how much healthier and happier would we be, as individuals and as a society—if we took the approach that innovations to our way of life were likely to be harmful until proven otherwise?
I really mean this. What past harms might we have prevented by waiting for tests or studies, by having been less eager to take things at face value, and by thoroughly having assessed new and needed innovations for unforeseen consequences?
My question is prompted by the news that GOOD Meat, the lab-grown or “cultured” meat division of Eat Just Inc., has now received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start selling its first product—cultured chicken—to the American public….