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25th November 2013 02:55
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How to reduce the human population ???
This is a question for those who really understand the human population problem - who see the widest possible perspectives. So please don't respond if you want to trump the "population problem is a myth argument" or say it's wrong to talk about the issue or create solutions. I understand that many people feel that way. People get so upset about this issue of population reduction, because they only interpret it through the lens of killing the masses but there are other ways. It's because so many people get so upset, that this stuff is decided in secret. It is almost impossible to have an open discussion about the subject in public but I have faith that it might be a little different here. Might ?
So, to all those thinkers and feelers who can imagine. How can we reduce the human population and how might these solutions unfold ? What methods are available and what methods might be considered most ethically sound ?
To those who are upset about the subject, please consider that this is an issue that countless alien races have had to deal with at some point in their evolution. If they found a way to live in a more harmonious way with their planet, with fewer numbers, so can we. If if we don't, we will create countless more problems for ourselves.
I shall primarily play the role of an observer in any discussion that takes place.
(As will those with a vested interest in the subject !!!)
May you all be happy and well and be a light unto yourselves !
Bright.
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25th November 2013 03:10
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Re: How to reduce the human population ???
You are a brave man Bright !
My own initial thoughts: This can only be achieved through consciousness, choosing not to have too many children, choosing not to plunder the Earth, choosing not to kill vast quantities of animals just to survive, choosing to live in harmony, choosing to build sustainable communities.
NOT by coercion. Or genocide.
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25th November 2013 03:34
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Re: How to reduce the human population ???
Or, would it perhaps be better to ask, how will the Earth reduce our population?
Wise friend who passed a long while ago, Joseph "Bearwalker" Wilson used to say the world will go on with or without us. It is not the earth that is dependant upon us, it is we who are dependant on it.
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25th November 2013 03:44
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Re: How to reduce the human population ???
It has been known for some time that the more highly educated women are, the less children they tend to have. Investment in education (a good thing anyway) may also help solve the population problem. I added a link to a pdf to get people started who want to read about this. This is surely one of the most ethically sound options available.
http://www.prb.org/pdf/IsEducat-Contracept_Eng.pdf
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25th November 2013 03:51
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