Spud, But reducing human overpopulation IS the main problem facing the planet, the ecosystem, and the human species itself.
Assuming that increasing technology will somehow solve the problem is, I fear, naive. It is precisely the use of more and more powerful technology that has resulted in the exponential destruction of the environment by the exponentially increasing number of humans. So it's not better technology we need, but the wisdom to use it sustainably.... Edgar On Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:59:36 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > > Edgar, understood. But this shouldn't be the top of our priority, unless > we are spreading homo sapiens to various parts of the solar system where > humanity, and biomes, can be sustained for a very long time. Getting away > from science fiction, there are things we can do until this golden > interplanetary age. I don't see that a Paul Ehrlich response is a good way > to go, or even achievable at this point. Hence, I'd prefer the technology > path, rather than adopting China's one child policy. > <div style="col... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
