Why do I never hear anyone discuss reduction of human reproduction rates? Seems to me that no one from the most hard core right wing, supply sider to the greenest, left wing, eco nut ever mentions the possibility of encouraging reproductive responsibility. I hear allot about the stresses the human population puts on the ecosystem, resources, and itself. I hear all kinds of good and not so good ideas for alleviating these stresses through new technologies. How hard is it to say, %26quot;Maybe we shouldn%26#039;t be having more than one or two babies per couple.%26quot;? Imho, that would do allot, especially long term, to reduce pretty much every kind of human and environmental stress.

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4 months ago

Tuba: It%26#039;s not so much a plan as an idea: global standards for education and stabilization of governments. I would have to admit that this wouldn%26#039;t be easy to accomplish. There would be social, political and religious taboos to overcome. Overpopulation, poverty and chaos can give advantages to the powers that be, especially arms dealers, defense contractors, religious leaders and totalitarian dictators. These could be major sources of resistance

4 months ago

By education, I mean especially with regard to the strain placed on resources by overpopulation. Stabilization of governments and societies would be crucial because it would be next to impossible to convince people suffering from disease or genocidal guerrila warfare that they%26#039;re making too many babies. It is my understanding that societies that begin to enjoy improvement in average lifestyles and education naturally reproduce less.

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Thanks for the info. I feel a little dumb now for thinking I was alone and not looking further into the issue myself.

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• Because it%26#039;s a somewhat sensitive issue. Birth rates are high in the areas where people are starving to death and low in the lands of plenty, which is normal for any species. Opinions vary, but mine is that the largest population the earth can support with both the earth and the population healthy is probably around half a billion, comparable to the end of the bronze age. We currently have 6 and a half billion, mostly living in squalor. What is your plan?
• Because humans are free creatures and to attempt to control such personal aspects of our lives is a disgusting concept.
  
  Go to China if you like such policies. Look at THEIR environment - they are planning to induce rainstorms to clean the guck out of the air over Beijing for the Olympics so everyone doesn%26#039;t choke to death.
  
  Outrageous population growth doesn%26#039;t go on in Europe, Japan, or the US. It goes on in Rwanda, Sudan, India, etc. Most developed countries have a near-zero internal growth rate - their population growth comes from immigration.
• its because humans have no rights to make decision on other humans life. its just not fair. and also humans are the dominant species on the planet.
• Nice Lady%26#039;s a smart lady. can%26#039;t do better than that for an answer.