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Originally Posted by krystof
... More shocked to see one person say population reduction is "impossible".
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That would be me.
- My point of view is well developed and described in the below thread. Check it out.
The population explosion: a challenging piece of knowledge
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Originally Posted by krystof
Just let me say this: even if population reduction is impossible, nonetheless the best way to slow down population growth as much as possible is to attempt to reverse it. And if we do not do this by "non-coercive" means soon, we will be forced to use coercive measures in the future, as in China and in numerous science fiction films.
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There is only one possible way to reducing the world's population in ways more humane than simply killing people off in a most genocidal manner, and that would be to allow for no more than one child-birth per woman. Now, such a policy is not on any political agenda as of current. Chinese policy makers are in fact suggesting a move towards allowinging people to have more children than what is the case today. And from the perspective of all African peoples, the idea of having only three children per woman is totally absurd. All in all, it is fair to believe that the on-going population explosion is going to continue, and that a reduction of the world population might be a good idea, but unfortunately one that is not particularly realistic.