Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote.

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Poll: Overpopulation is a serious problem and you get to cast the deciding vote. Which do you choose? This poll is closed.
It is more important that people can decide how many children they want to have, than that they can have enough food to eat. So I vote that there will be no forced restrictions on having children, and so millions of people will starve to death.	36.00%	9	36.00%
It is more important that people do not starve to death, than that they have the freedom to reproduce at will. So I vote that there will be forced restrictions on having children, and so people will be forcibly made sterile once they have children.	64.00%	16	64.00%
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RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote.

July 11, 2015 at 11:38 am

(July 11, 2015 at 1:47 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(July 10, 2015 at 11:57 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Excellent analogy. Personal choice versus the effects on others.

I dunno... I think mandatory disease vaccinations for kids entering public school is a far cry from forcibly sterilizing people's bodies and taking away their right to have kids...

In both cases, there is a violation of the integrity of the body of someone against their will. In both cases, there is some (small) risk of serious harm to the individual. In both cases the effects of not doing this are serious for society; that is, for other people (given the hypothetical).

Both cases would fit with the idea that "Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man's nose begins." You don't have the right to cause other people to starve to death, do you?

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."

— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.

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Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 9:21 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 10, 2015 at 9:39 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by dyresand - July 10, 2015 at 9:46 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 10:05 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Ashground - July 10, 2015 at 9:45 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 10:08 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Dystopia - July 10, 2015 at 9:49 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 10:43 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Dystopia - July 11, 2015 at 8:27 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 3:30 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Tiberius - July 10, 2015 at 9:53 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Cinjin - July 11, 2015 at 2:17 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Minimalist - July 11, 2015 at 11:46 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 10, 2015 at 10:06 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Jackalope - July 10, 2015 at 10:12 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 10:50 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Anomalocaris - July 11, 2015 at 10:24 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Jackalope - July 11, 2015 at 2:49 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Anomalocaris - July 11, 2015 at 3:57 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Whateverist - July 10, 2015 at 10:17 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 11:28 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Cato - July 10, 2015 at 10:52 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Exian - July 10, 2015 at 11:25 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 11:44 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Exian - July 10, 2015 at 11:47 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 10, 2015 at 11:57 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 1:47 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 11:38 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 12:13 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 12:57 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 1:13 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 2:00 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Ravenshire - July 11, 2015 at 9:28 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 9:33 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Exian - July 10, 2015 at 11:52 pm

Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by KUSA - July 11, 2015 at 1:33 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 2:33 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Anomalocaris - July 11, 2015 at 10:27 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 1:04 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 1:24 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 2:42 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 3:30 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 12:05 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by robvalue - July 11, 2015 at 2:46 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by robvalue - July 11, 2015 at 2:49 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 2:09 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Longhorn - July 11, 2015 at 5:26 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 12:07 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 1:11 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 2:59 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 4:26 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 5:02 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 6:05 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 6:11 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 6:18 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 6:45 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 8:12 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 10:18 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 11:27 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 12, 2015 at 4:16 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 12, 2015 at 4:51 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 12, 2015 at 4:54 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 6:35 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 7:10 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Minimalist - July 11, 2015 at 12:36 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Minimalist - July 11, 2015 at 3:27 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 1:08 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Aoi Magi - July 11, 2015 at 1:37 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by rado84 - July 11, 2015 at 2:07 pm

Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by KUSA - July 11, 2015 at 3:22 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 6:28 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 6:40 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 6:56 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 7:04 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 7:11 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 7:13 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 7:17 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 7:34 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 7:18 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 7:36 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 9:41 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 7:51 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 7:07 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 7:46 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 8:02 pm

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RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Regina - July 11, 2015 at 3:54 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 3:57 pm

Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by KUSA - July 11, 2015 at 7:19 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by The Grand Nudger - July 11, 2015 at 7:32 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 11, 2015 at 7:35 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Minimalist - July 11, 2015 at 7:51 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by The Grand Nudger - July 11, 2015 at 9:45 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Catholic_Lady - July 11, 2015 at 9:51 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 11:57 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 12, 2015 at 4:52 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Clueless Morgan - July 11, 2015 at 10:22 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Whateverist - July 11, 2015 at 11:30 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 11:44 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Excited Penguin - July 12, 2015 at 5:01 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 12, 2015 at 9:25 am

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by The Grand Nudger - July 12, 2015 at 8:23 am

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RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Clueless Morgan - July 12, 2015 at 4:36 pm

RE: Overpopulation: You get to cast the deciding vote. - by Pyrrho - July 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm

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