http://news.cau.edu.cn/art/2014/3/30/art_8769_250017.html
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而无论你选择了哪个专业,确定了何种职业道路,你们都需要努力成为“有知识、有能力、有责任感”的人才。能力的锻炼,非常重要,尤其是主动学习的能力,思考能力,沟通能力和抗压能力。而其中的思考能力,尤为重要,与其他各项能力关系极为密切。,,,现在比较普遍的问题是,大家都有脑子,我的意思是,大家都很聪明,智商很高,但是,很多人不愿意动脑子,懒得思考,提不出问题,不去想为什么。从而把思考这件非常重要的事情,交给别人的脑子。这样做的结果,就是人云亦云,不辨是非。我们现在社会上的很多狂热、偏执、盲信、浮躁,很多极度缺乏理性的表现和表达,都是缺乏思考、缺乏理性的结果。
为了说明思考能力的重要性,我想举个例子。我想了很久,想找出一个非常恰当的案例。在去年的毕业典礼讲话中,我已经举了一个例子,那是个非常宏大的例子。为了今天的讲话,我想找一个非常具体而又影响广泛的案例。这个例子,我找到了。这就是:转基因问题。有人说,从一个人对待转基因问题的态度,可以看出他是否是个有脑子的人。当然,这主要是指知识分子,指受过高等教育的人。有关转基因问题的五花八门的流言,已经在我国传播很多年了。一些很有名望的刊物,包括《读者》(2013年第23期),也不标明来源,转登谣言。不过,引起前所未有影响的,当属不久前网上流传的一个视频--崔永元在美国考察转基因。我想做一个调查,在座的同学,看过这个视频的请举手?关注过转基因问题的请举手?看来,看过视频的人不多,但是几乎所有的同学都关注过转基因问题。还有一个问题,我想,我就先不问了。你们可以自己问一下自己:你是挺转的,还是反转的?或者是说不清楚的?我估计,挺转的同学应该是多数,因为,这里是农业大学。并且,应该有不少同学读过了我在今年政协会议上的发言要点。我也猜想,在座同学中真正坚定反转基因的,估计也非常少,甚至没有。但是,一定有不少同学,对于这个问题是不清楚的,是属于拿不准主意的。一定有不少同学这样想:我又不是学生物学的,我怎么知道你们谁说得对。其实,弄清楚这个问题,真的不一定需要多少生物学知识,外行照样可以弄明白。关键是,你得动脑子。你得提出几个问题,然后,去百度一下。你甚至不需要百度,只需要提出问题,然后按照逻辑和道理进行思考分析,就能够得出结论。我也看了前面提到的那个视频。看到那些美国老百姓面对镜头控诉转基因食品的种种危害与罪行,我就想到了一个问题,想问他们这个问题,我也一直期待着那著名的主持人会问出这个问题。可一直看到视频的结束,也没有看到有人提出这个问题。我的这个问题是:那些受害的老百姓为什么不拿起法律武器,去提出起诉,去起诉提供转基因种子的美国公司和批准上市的美国政府,并且提出巨额赔偿?在座学新闻的和学法律的同学们,这个问题,应该是个很自然的问题吧?我很想看看那些采访对象对这个问题的回答。当然还可以提出很多其他问题,例如,如果美国民众对转基因食品的危害真的有那么多那么大的抗议,那美国的新闻记者都干什么去了?美国的科学家们都被利益集团收买了?等等。但是,我想,只要上边的那一个问题,如果你揪住不放,去问你自己,并且结合着你所了解到的关于美国社会制度的常识,你就会得出你们自己的结论。
同学们,大学生是社会的优秀分子,是推动社会进步的中坚力量,理应担负起更多的社会引领责任。你们的成长成才,不仅仅是你们自己的事情,也不仅仅是你们父母关心的事情,而更是事关社会发展的大事。因此,帮助你们成长成才,就是学校的核心职能,是我和所有老师们的共同心愿。看到你们的不断成长和进步,我和所有的老师们都无比的高兴和自豪。借此机会,我就你们的成长成才问题,讲了上边的三个观点:长板理论、人才分类和思考能力问题。希望对你们有点用处,至少,能够引起你们的思考。
谢谢大家!
这些抗议者不是美国人?也不是美国记者发新闻?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...st-gmo-giant-monsanto-in-430-cities-1.1341526
Protesters march against GMO giant Monsanto in 430 cities
American agricultural giant a prime target in fight against modified foods
The Associated Press Posted: May 25, 2013 4:24 PM ET Last Updated: May 26, 2013 2:27 PM ET
Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across Canada, the U.S. and dozens of other countries on Saturday.
"March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Founder and organizer Tami Canal said protests were held in 436 cities in 52 countries.
Genetically modified plants are grown from seeds that are engineered to resist insecticides and herbicides, add nutritional benefits or otherwise improve crop yields and increase the global food supply.
Most corn, soybean and cotton crops grown in the United States today have been genetically modified. But some say genetically modified organisms can lead to serious health conditions and harm the environment.
Monsanto Co., based in St. Louis, said Saturday that it respects people's rights to express their opinion on the topic, but maintains that its seeds improve agriculture by helping farmers produce more from their land while conserving resources such as water and energy.
The use of GMOs has been a growing issue of contention in recent years, with health advocates pushing for mandatory labeling of genetically modified products even though the federal government and many scientists say the technology is safe.
The American Food and Drug Administration does not require the labeling, but organic food companies and some consumer groups have intensified their push for labels, arguing that the modified seeds are floating from field to field and contaminating traditional crops.
The groups have been bolstered by a growing network of consumers who are wary of processed and modified foods.
FDA sees no difference between GMO and non-GMO foods
The Senate this week overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would allow states to require labeling of genetically modified foods.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization, a lobbying group that represents Monsanto, DuPont & Co. and other makers of genetically modified seeds, has said that it supports voluntary labeling for people who seek out such products.
But it says that mandatory labeling would only mislead or confuse consumers into thinking the products aren't safe, even though the FDA has said there's no difference between GMO and organic, non-GMO foods.
However, state legislatures in Vermont and Connecticut moved ahead this month with votes to make food companies declare genetically modified ingredients on their packages. And supermarket retailer Whole Foods Markets Inc. has said that all products in its North American stores that contain genetically modified ingredients will be labeled as such by 2018.
Whole Foods says there is growing demand for products that don't use GMOs, with sales of products with a "Non-GMO" verification label spiking between 15 per cent and 30 per cent.