(June 29, 2015 at 5:48 pm)Aristocatt Wrote: I don't think it's much of a risk. Overpopulation is a much more real risk.
Regrettably it is always a substantial risk. When calamity comes it is not a few who dies it is millions if not billions in a very short period. The risk we will not repopulate is far more substantial given infant mortality rates (even in industrial nations) and the general conditions following a calamity. Thus one is best to have many of prominent stock present to increase the possibility of species survival.
Now if we wish to continue down this vein of argument I fail to see how murder is bad. After all we have more than enough people and murder is a permanent way to resolve many a conflict. So why not kill more people. Let us say a la Judge Dredd (with Stallone) that we make pettier crime punishable by death. We are not going to run out of people and will have a more ordered and discplined society. Thoughts?
(June 29, 2015 at 5:48 pm)Aristocatt Wrote: Also Aristotle was pretty much the bane of scientific progress. Really smart guy. Great to study. Not so great to quote.
Umm. Aristotle is the one who came up with the scientific method. So what are you talking about?
