Date sent: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 06:03:32 EDT
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To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Family size etc.
> In a message dated 98-10-20 17:42:01 EDT, you write:
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> << We have certainly proven that we have the power to destroy our
> environment >>
>
> Hi! How then would you explain earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, tidal waves,
> etc. etc.? Who has control over them? Humans? That is part of many human
> destiny? What have we have proven - that we are connected to the great web -
> just strands in it - we have proven that - and we have verified it by our own
> misconduct - we are the NOT the head honchos of creation we are just part of
> the plan! Then we ask who is the planner?
>
> peace
> Angela
Cyclonic disturbances and plate tectonics are not planned or
controlled by anyone or anything: they simply happen as a result of
the conditions which happen to exist and evolve here. No one had
to plan for the earth to spin around the sun or the moon to spin
around the earth, either - yet these are the sources of seasons and
tides. What is this obsession with presuming that someone or
something caused everything? Climate happens. Our actions do
however, alter the character of that happening (oxygen depletion
and carbon dioxide buildup and CFC release cause global warming
and the breach of our ozone screen). Joe
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 21 08:42:42 1998
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:42:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bertina Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Overpopulation and all that
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I would clarify number one-educating the men who generally are backward in
their viewpoints of women would be a major plus for developing countries.
When that occurs generally there would be a loosening of prohibitions of
the second item listed.
Bertina
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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, William Affleck-Asch wrote:
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> Well, having just gone through about a month and a half of digests, I'm
> glad to see the list survived the animosity it had back in September.
> While I don't agree that men shouldn't post here, I do think members of
> this list who are male might remember a good rule for how to get along on
> feminist lists .... Try To Only Post Once Per Day and Never Use CAPITALS
> Unless It's An ACRONYM.
>
> I think most people on the list would agree that the best way to reduce
> overpopulation in developed (and other) countries would be:
> 1. Education of girls and women (to at least age 16)
> 2. Getting rid of US prohibitions on funding for international programs
> which encourage use of contraceptives and/or provide/subsidize them.
>
>
> William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not
> Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the
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