It Would Be Downright Shameful to Believe in these 10 Popular Myths

3Products containing GMO are dangerous

Perhaps the most controversial myth of today and the subject of huge demonstrations in countries worldwide. Called transgenic plants meaning genetically modified plants, these are necessary for research to develop healthier crops that benefit humans in the long run. All GMO plants also undergo strict testing methods for safety to observe its impact on human consumption and the environment. Only the best results meaning the healthiest plants are chosen out of possibly a thousand specimens.

When creating such plants, there is several techniques and extensive research involved to ensure there is nothing harmful for human health.

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4Global warming is false

Well! You don’t need me to tell you that how some world leaders have this weird opinion that global warming is just a hoax. The harsh fact is that the planet is warming and the melting of the Polar icecaps is a reality. The average temperature of the planet has increased by 0.86 degrees centigrade since 1905 and there is no decrease of greenhouse emissions yet.

The biggest example of climate change is right there in the American backyard where an entire town, Isle de Jean Charles is slowly shrinking and sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. If there is no decrease in Greenhouse emissions, the earth’s temperature could easily increase by 2 degrees by 2040. 

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5If you run in rain, you stay drier

What bunk!! There is an actual myth that says in heavy rain you should run because obviously that will get you out of the rain faster but it also says you will get less wet. Experimental studies to this effect have proved this to be a huge myth and it made no difference if you walk or run where being exposed to water was concerned. The experiment was conducted in the absence of wind and found walking is preferable to running. The easiest and smartest thing to do is use an umbrella. 

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6Genes are responsible for your ethnicity

Ethnicity isn't a concept concerning genes or DNA, it is a cultural, traditional and social element influenced by traditions and beliefs of particular societies and communities. If you think of it from a broader perspective, there is just one race, the human race!! The results and proof of a concept of different races isnt fuelled by science but human history. The world as we know it today has been divided into different communities separated by borders for human objectives and selfish goals. Man is actually one. 

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