Family of 15 .. and want more..

Dano said:
Go on then...
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Take a quick look at world maps and see how much land is unpopulated. Consider also the possibility of alternative energy sources and alternative food sources. There are arguments that we could sustain much more human life on this planet.

I don't agree entirely, but even so.
 
vonhelmet said:
Take a quick look at world maps and see how much land is unpopulated. Consider also the possibility of alternative energy sources and alternative food sources. There are arguments that we could sustain much more human life on this planet.

I don't agree entirely, but even so.
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I didn't say Earth couldn't sustain more population, I said it couldn't continue to sustain the current population growth, there is a fairly large difference.
 
vonhelmet said:
Take a quick look at world maps and see how much land is unpopulated. Consider also the possibility of alternative energy sources and alternative food sources. There are arguments that we could sustain much more human life on this planet.
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A lot of the uninhabited parts of the world are uninhabited for a reason - too cold, too hot, too mountainous, too small, etc.

There's certainly some room for expansion but only at the cost of wildlife and the environment.
 
Undoubtedly Earth can sustain more life than it currently is.

We currently live VERY comfortable lives where our day to day existence isnt about surviving, its about innovating, consuming, things that are pleasant.

As the population increases, this quality of life decreases for everybody. It'll be a slow thing relative to one persons life, but relative to planetary timelines we are tallking hundreds of years unless something is done.. a mere blip.

I'm not sure why people are never able to grasp just how small we are in the scale of time. I believe this inability to conceptualise is what leads people to say "oh things arnt changing with our climate, it was sunny last summer but rainy this summer" wow... one rotation of the Earth, yeah cos thats how long it takes for a planets climate to change noticably.

Population growth is easily calculated, the amount of natural resources we have and indeed usable space we have is easily calculated. If every couple had 15 children, this space would be used up in literally hundreds of years, to the point where everybodies lives were negatively affected. If people stick to 1 or 2 children voluntarily, then in theory, with improved space usage and resource usage, the birth:death ratio would roughly be equal, with enough extra births to compensate for unnaturally short lives.

15 children is too many, they are being selfish.
 
Although I don't agree with the situation, that's a bit harsh. The children aren't to blame for the parents ignorance.
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Trouble is their parents are going to brainwash their children to believe the same as what they do, i can almost guarantee that.
If the 15 kids have 15 children thats 225 childen, then 3375, and so on until we're overpopulated to **** by religious nutjobs.
 
I get around said:
Trouble is their parents are going to brainwash their children to believe the same as what they do, i can almost guarantee that.
If the 15 kids have 15 children thats 225 childen, then 3375, and so on until we're overpopulated to **** by religious nutjobs.
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Everyone indoctrinates their kids in some way or other.
 
As weird as it is, if you were one of the kids you have to admit it must be pretty cool having that many brothers and sisters, pitty about the stupid religous parents though
 
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