Buy Probitas (all you farmers, that is)

[peasea]

Yup saw that, the commerce commission guy not only shot himself in the foot, but he blew his whole leg off! He looked like a right chump there admitting that he had close contact with his old university buddies who were now with the large fertilizer companies that had his personal endorsements on their brochures... Science is always right of course and there was a time that they said the earth was flat too.

Agreed. If ever there was a conflict of interest there it is! Conspiracy theorists unite. (Smacked of the same ethics and modus operandi as the PCA actually....)

[Skyryder]

I only picked up half of it but considering there have been no complaints about the product I was struck by one farmer saying he operates a multi million dollar buisiness and if it did not work he would know by the results.

Seems to me the fert companies have enlisted the commerce commision to close this guy down and boost their sales.

Skyryder

[klingon]

I'm still a skeptic, until I see some indpendent tests.
I don't think the anecdotal evidence can be trusted...

Yep, I'm sceptical too. But that doesn't mean I agree with the Commerce Commission in this case.

There are all sorts of bizarre claims made about products ("this shampoo will breathe new life into your hair!") but they really seem to have gone after this guy in a big way without any evidence that his product/technique doesn't work.

...Did anyone notice how defensive that scientist was? What a laugh!

Yes I did notice. His body language became more and more defensive as the questions got sharper. Whatever the truth of the fertiliser issue, I would NOT trust that guy to advise me on it.

[ManDownUnder]

Reporter to Scientist: The farmers say it works.
Scientist to Reporter: So? People thought the world was flat.

Reporter to Scientist: Weren't those people scientists?

Reporter to Scientist: So are you saying that the Farmers are wrong when they say it works?
Scientist to Reporter:The farmers can't know if it works. It takes scientific tests to prove if it works.


Did anyone notice how defensive that scientist was? What a laugh!

LOL... just one amendment I'd like to suggest.

I'm not knocking science - I personally think it is the way the truth etc... but even science admits it doesn't know it all...