Re: Overpopulation [POLITICAL: Obama's Agricultural Sec Vilsack]

[Guest guest]

I think by focusing on quality of life of quantity and having more will be very

important. Expanding the population to other planets will be helpful, but may

not be a reality for atleast a century if not a millenium. With how

unpredictable discoveries are it's hard to tell.

I don't think our sun will go supernova for about 6 billion years. We should

look to what we need to work on now, rather than preparing for 6 billion years

down the line. The expansion of the sun before the supernova would be something

to be more concerned about, but that won't take place for millions to billions

of years.

Do research to allocate resources, start relying on resources that won't be

depleted. Come up with a more affordable and cheaper means of energy and fuel

so our countries can work in greater harmony.

Have less children and prepare the ones we do have to work effectively with the

demands of our species equalibrium in natures balance. Look to the stars, but

be grounded and work with the Earth first. Don't be greedy, don't take the easy

route. If you are an authority figure and you have the influence to improve

things, don't wait, act now, and make a difference.

Dan Holt

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From: - oz4caster <oz4caster@...>

Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:36:37 PM

Subject: Overpopulation [POLITICAL: Obama's Agricultural Sec Vilsack]

--- Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@ ...> wrote:

> However, they also state that an imminent population crisis exists

> and that allowing it to occur would be MORE horrifying than the

> worst of the population control measures. They state they would

> prefer " mild " solutions because if used immediately they MIGHT be

> enough to avert the NEED for the " appalling " solutions, but state

> very clearly that they believe direct population control is an

> absolute necessity and individual family planning is not enough.

thanks for the book review

I have to agree with them that we are rapidly entering a population crisis that

is already pushing the earth's environmental resources to the limits and is

greatly reducing quality of life in many areas. Quality of life will continue

to diminish for more people as the population expands. And it's not just people

suffering. Many species of animals have already disappeared and many more are

on the verge of extinction because of habitat loss and pollution.

I also prefer voluntary measures to stem the tide, like education and reasoning,

over any kind of forced measures. Unfortunately, I'm also afraid that voluntary

measures are not going to be enough, though I still would not advocate forced

measures. We will just have to face the consequences. The consequences are

also likely to reduce population in very unpleasant ways, like war, violence,

and famine.

Ultimately the survival of the human species will depend on our ability to move

our population to other planets and perhaps other solar systems because the sun

will eventually expand and burn the earth to a crisp. If we have not moved

elsewhere by then, we will perish and it won't be a pleasant fate. It's also

quite likely that before then earth will be hit by one or more large meteors

with catastrophic results unless we find ways to divert them.

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