RE: The Need to Breed
August 14, 2012 at 9:17 am
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2012 at 9:19 am by pgrimes15.)
(August 14, 2012 at 7:26 am)Tiberius Wrote: Over population is not a problem for nature. If we run out of food, the population decreases until there is enough food for everyone.
If by nature you mean the universe, this is true.
If you mean the biosphere, there may be a threat that mass starvation could lead to something like a nuclear war that would threaten it. Probably not though, just lots of dead bodies.
(August 14, 2012 at 7:26 am)Tiberius Wrote: As sad as it sounds, this is also the solution to foreign AID, which does more harm than good. 30 years ago, Etheopia had 1 million starving people due to food shortages. We fed them, and now they have 10 million starving people (since people who don't starve make babies). If they had been left to starve, there would be enough of them to feed themselves.
Even if this conclusion is correct, it would be interesting to see a politician explain how he/she is introducing this into his/her foreign policy.
(August 14, 2012 at 7:26 am)Tiberius Wrote: All developed countries learned this the hard way, but look at them now.
Isn't that a bit like your Dad saying "Bread and dripping were good enough for me, so it's good enough for you"
Regards
Grimesy
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