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I dunno what is meant by 'too many people in the world', unless the person coming to such a judgment is happy to be at the front of the line for the exit then i don't see any way of making such a statement without a large amount of hubris attached.

This is the nature of fight or flight in evolution, if there were not the resources for 6bn people in the world, it doesn't take a genius to work out that there wouldn't be 6bn people in the world.

Obviously resources fluctuate in different area over time, and as harsh a reality as it is, people die from it. Everyone looks out for them and their's and the size of the population takes care of itself.

And if any proponent of passive eugenics honestly believes that all the wrongs of the world will flutter away with the advent of a lower population then I think they will be in for a surprise should it ever come to pass. IMO the vast majority of problems we face as planet are due to the hunger for power over others and the inequality that pervasively follows it.

<blockquote data-quote="DrLogic" data-source="post: 71584" data-attributes="member: 1320">I dunno what is meant by &#039;too many people in the world&#039;, unless the person coming to such a judgment is happy to be at the front of the line for the exit then i don&#039;t see any way of making such a statement without a large amount of hubris attached.&nbsp;This is the nature of fight or flight in evolution, if there were not the resources for 6bn people in the world, it doesn&#039;t take a genius to work out that there wouldn&#039;t be 6bn people in the world. &nbsp;Obviously resources fluctuate in different area over time, and as harsh a reality as it is, people die from it. Everyone looks out for them and their&#039;s and the size of the population takes care of itself.&nbsp;And if any proponent of passive eugenics honestly believes that all the wrongs of the world will flutter away with the advent of a lower population then I think they will be in for a surprise should it ever come to pass. IMO the vast majority of problems we face as planet are due to the hunger for power over others and the inequality that pervasively follows it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DrLogic, post: 71584, member: 1320"] I dunno what is meant by 'too many people in the world', unless the person coming to such a judgment is happy to be at the front of the line for the exit then i don't see any way of making such a statement without a large amount of hubris attached. This is the nature of fight or flight in evolution, if there were not the resources for 6bn people in the world, it doesn't take a genius to work out that there wouldn't be 6bn people in the world. Obviously resources fluctuate in different area over time, and as harsh a reality as it is, people die from it. Everyone looks out for them and their's and the size of the population takes care of itself. And if any proponent of passive eugenics honestly believes that all the wrongs of the world will flutter away with the advent of a lower population then I think they will be in for a surprise should it ever come to pass. IMO the vast majority of problems we face as planet are due to the hunger for power over others and the inequality that pervasively follows it. [/QUOTE]

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