Trying to start on the massive baglog of posts to
which I wish to reply-
> Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, jon louis mann wrote:
> > empowering women is definitely a pragmatic
> solution. protecting
> > children, ending polygamy and legalizing same sex
> marriage, also...
Best-case scenario for population reduction is
education and economic empowerment for women, as I
think Pat pointed out. Micro-loan programs and
self-help programs (frex Heifer International) are
good exemplars. Until girls aren't force-married in
abysmal ignorance - and that's *not* just a developing
world problem, ref. JeffWarrensMayHeRotInPrison - or
denied knowledge and access to birth control, they
won't be able to choose when (or if) to have children.
And while I applaud research on birth control pills
for men, right now nothing practical is available
(although Jay Leno's comments on the current
take-it-daily were funny - 'Ladies, are you going to
trust a man to take a pill when he can't remember to
pick up his underwear?').
> How do you feel about polyandry?
Actually practiced in some Himalayan communities,
where I guess resources are so scarce that it takes
more than one man to support a family (and also
apparently by some cheetahs; both groups of males are
usually brothers). OTOH, that doesn't sound very
restful... ;}
I think Dr. Phlox's folk might have an interesting
point in their group marriage approach...wasn't each
person married to 3 others? Now *that* would lead to
wild family reunions! :)
Debbi
who would, if given Q powers, prevent anyone from
having/siring children until age 22 or so (which would
also nearly eliminate the problem of birth-related
fistulas that devastate thousands of child brides)
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