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Christphr
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The world is overpopulated and we must reduce birth rates. Is this true according to your faith?
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1ke
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This is a question of demographics, and the ‘overpopulation’ theories of the past have pretty well been discredited. That is not to say that some places are “over” crowded or that farming and industrial practices have not harmed the environment and ecology of various locales.The world is overpopulated and we must reduce birth rates.
This is not a matter of faith or morals. There is no doctrinal issue here, no religions “truth” to be had. Therefore, that is not a part of religion at all.Is this true according to your faith?
Certainly, people within the Church-- economists, demographers, social services, doctors, ecologists, and more-- have educated positions on the topic.
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Babinicz
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No, its false. Most people live in high concentrated places in Europe, America, Australia, North Africa. They live where are good conditions to live. So basically there is much place to live, yet uninhabited.
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edwest211
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It wasn’t true in 1968 either. US farmers, through farm subsidies, have been paid billions of dollars to grow nothing. Why? The price. If farmers grow ‘too much’ corn, the price of corn drops. Food is looked at as a commodity, like auto parts.
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Casilda
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Don’t worry, the superbug they are trying to create to wipe out millions will soon take care of that. It’s all fearmongering.
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dmar198
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No. Cities are overpopulated, but that’s by definition. Rural areas are underpopulated, and there’s more rural places than cities on the planet. Therefore the planet is underpopulated.The world is overpopulated and we must reduce birth rates. Is this true according to your faith?
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Melodeonist
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It’s not possible with us. We are too smart for anything bad to happen to us as a whole. See, if we were molds then we would die out because we got too big for our britches, but as we are intelligent beings, it’s only logical to assume that the more people, the quicker our tech develops. The quicker our tech develops, the more places we can colonize, like space and stuff. Besides, we can develop cures for diseases and find chemical alternatives to traditional food if need be.
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ATraveller
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Overpopulation is a frightening concept. But is the world actually overpopulated? No. Will it be in the future? Unlikely because population growth is slowing and most demographers expect a levelling off in the future. Also, with advances in technology massive efficiencies can be made.
Forced reductions in birth rates never turn out well. Look at China. They’re still struggling with increasing their rates even though they dropped their one-child policy.
Forced reductions in birth rates never turn out well. Look at China. They’re still struggling with increasing their rates even though they dropped their one-child policy.
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LateranBasilica
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Is this theme in the news?
Would God really over populate His creation?
The term over population and the term we are all Creatures of God. dont match up for Catholics.
Would God really over populate His creation?
The term over population and the term we are all Creatures of God. dont match up for Catholics.
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sonofbarry
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Consider that we add an Iran to the world every year (in population). To be clear, that’s the nett gain: births minus deaths.
This is an excellent and highly regarded resource:
The rate of growth is slowing, but the growth itself doesn’t stop – we’ve already added 10.3 million this year, and that’s in 6 weeks! (Figures correct as I type).
By 2050, we’re likely to still be adding 53 million a year, with a global population approaching 10 billion.
People in poor countries are soon going to want some of the good stuff that the west has enjoyed for a long time: affordable, heated and air-conditioned houses; good cars and public transport; abundant and cheap food; health care; education. All of these need resources. With rising incomes in developing countries will come the demand for meat, the consumption of which always rises with incomes. This entails more and more cattle and sheep farming, using up more arable land.
I don’t think there is any plan for dealing with population increase. Estimated figures only go up to about 2050; what about 2100 and 2200 (just 182 years away)? Even 10 million a year for 100 years is another billion people!
Maybe overpopulation isn’t a huge issue today, but it is going to be in the next two centuries.
Who wants the job of telling a couple that they can’t have their third or fourth kid because it’s selfish and unsustainable?
This is an excellent and highly regarded resource:
The rate of growth is slowing, but the growth itself doesn’t stop – we’ve already added 10.3 million this year, and that’s in 6 weeks! (Figures correct as I type).
By 2050, we’re likely to still be adding 53 million a year, with a global population approaching 10 billion.
People in poor countries are soon going to want some of the good stuff that the west has enjoyed for a long time: affordable, heated and air-conditioned houses; good cars and public transport; abundant and cheap food; health care; education. All of these need resources. With rising incomes in developing countries will come the demand for meat, the consumption of which always rises with incomes. This entails more and more cattle and sheep farming, using up more arable land.
I don’t think there is any plan for dealing with population increase. Estimated figures only go up to about 2050; what about 2100 and 2200 (just 182 years away)? Even 10 million a year for 100 years is another billion people!
Maybe overpopulation isn’t a huge issue today, but it is going to be in the next two centuries.
Who wants the job of telling a couple that they can’t have their third or fourth kid because it’s selfish and unsustainable?
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HerCrazierHalf
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When discussing overpopulation there is a trade off. Each person requires land not just to live but for the farming required to feed them plus all the other materials we use. It is true there will be enough land for that in the next few decades, but when humans use land we typically eliminate most off the existing wildlife.
How much of the still uninhabited land will we allow to remain so? Does it somehow become better once we “improve” it?
How much of the still uninhabited land will we allow to remain so? Does it somehow become better once we “improve” it?
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TheAmazingGrace
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It’s not just a matter of space, but of having the resources to keep up with people’s standards of living.No, its false. Most people live in high concentrated places in Europe, America, Australia, North Africa. They live where are good conditions to live. So basically there is much place to live, yet uninhabited.
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Ioana
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“The world is overpopulated”-technically true
“We must reduce birth rates”- not necessarily
What are you implying by overpopulated? Overpopulated if we’re all gonna live at the standards middle-class urban Americans live at nowadays? In that case yes. Overpopulated if we’d all live at the standards that my grandad lived at when he was young? Probably not.
“We must reduce birth rates”- not necessarily
What are you implying by overpopulated? Overpopulated if we’re all gonna live at the standards middle-class urban Americans live at nowadays? In that case yes. Overpopulated if we’d all live at the standards that my grandad lived at when he was young? Probably not.
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Rau
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The question does not seem to be a matter on which our “faith” would hold a position.The world is overpopulated and we must reduce birth rates. Is this true according to your faith?
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thistle
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The world is not overpopulated and never will be.The world is overpopulated and we must reduce birth rates. Is this true according to your faith?
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It is false.. Is this true according to your faith?
Not just to any particular religion, just plain false.
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Rau
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On a finite world, overpopulation is surely possible. Should that happen, the population will self-correct (negative feedback), though the means may not be pleasant.Will it be in the future? Unlikely because population growth is slowing
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Rau
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What reasoning leads you to that conclusion?The world is not overpopulated and never will be.
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thistle
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Experts predict that the population will peak around 11 billion by the end of the century then start to decline and eventually stabilise around 8 to 9 billion. I won’t be around to see if they got it right!What reasoning leads you to that conclusion?
Also to cite the normal example you could physically fit the current 7 billion population into the state of Texas.The point is that there is plenty of space on earth. The number of people is not the problem.
The real problem is the inequitable distribution of resources by the wealthy countries made worse by corruption and mismanagement of resources in the poor countries.
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