Moral Opposition to Genetically Engineered Food in the United States, France, and Germany.
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| Title: | Moral Opposition to Genetically Engineered Food in the United States, France, and Germany. |
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| Authors: | Inbar, Yoel1 (AUTHOR) yoel.inbar@utoronto.ca, Scott, Sydney E.2 (AUTHOR), Rozin, Paul3 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Oct2025, Vol. 1552 Issue 1, p186-196. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Genetically modified foods, Values (Ethics), Activism, Political opposition, Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | France, United States, Germany |
| Abstract: | When people are morally opposed to a practice, they often profess to be consequence‐insensitive—that is, they say that they think it ought to be prohibited regardless of the risks and benefits. We investigate consequence‐insensitive opposition to genetically engineered (GE) food in France, Germany, and the United States. Using nationally representative samples (total N = 1599), we find that most GE food opponents in all three countries are consequence‐insensitive (France: 93.1%; Germany: 87.4%; United States: 81.3%). Consequence‐insensitive opponents differ from other opponents in other ways consistent with their holding moral beliefs. They are more likely to display other properties of sacred moral values, like quantity insensitivity and universalism. They also see GE food as more personally important, are less willing to consume it, are more in favor of policies restricting it, and are more willing to engage in activism against it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Engineering Source |
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