My point regarding China's birth control policy was in answer to this statement.."its just to fill every available niche with living organisms." With all it's faults, the policy stopped that from happening. It may one day be used in other places if the need arises. For many I would say, bringing life into a hostile environment is enough of a contraceptive on it's own.But it's never smooth. Lots of peaks and troughs. But we've broken the model, but kept the breeding instincts. There was a Niven & Pournelle novel based on this idea "The Mote In Gods Eye". Excellent stuff
In China the one child policy was a disaster, because as well as that they educated their women. It turns out that educated women generally don't want to stay at home and breed. So families got smaller all on their own. It seems to be a general thing, female education and the provision of labour saving domestic appliances mean lower birth rates... (the remarkable) Hans Rosling did a really nice TED lecture/presentation. Here's a list of Rosling's population related lectures.
The ultimate rhetorical question.....
While I'm here; have fun, be kind, be fortunate to be happy, go cycling, cook good food, drink nice wine, listen to music, make the most of it for me and everyone around me.
Namaste
There's always someone better and worse off than you me .....
and all of that at the same time in a big Schrodinger box... how terrible !
Is it a gift we make to them or to ourselves ? Just wondering... Hum... call me the manager !
It's actually not that clear it did. What it did do was encourage abortions of females and forced sterilizations leading to a big gender imbalance in the population. I'd argue that the education of women was more influential in reducing the birth rate and had the CCP concentrated on that instead of the one child policy that have achieved the control they required without the gross human rights violations.
Finally, this isn't a hostile environment. In all of human history there's never been a better time to be born.
If you believe in evolution then there is no meaning to life. If you believe in a greater power that put us here with a purpose then there is a meaning to life.
Also we cant speak on certain things here because its against the rules.
@Audiofrenzy : I totally disagree with the first sentence ! It's a matter of perspective. Can be very intimate too if you question on your own life. It doesn't need to be a cosmic gang bang to have a sense.
@krivium : you firered before me, indeed very strange : all that verticality... nah, break the chains, breathe... follow your own palatability... and ho a bottle of Bordeaux... whatever you like !
@krivium : you firered before me, indeed very strange : all that verticality... nah, break the chains, breathe... follow your own palatability... and ho a bottle of Bordeaux... whatever you like !
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And what happened in the second half to make you change pov Diyiggy?
I feel this interest to others keeps on growing the older i get. Oh no : I'm a weirdos...
Anyway i'm not sure being a believer or not is of real interest here: from the many discussions i had with friends, religious authority ( whatever the religion) and my own thoughts i'm sure we all question ourselve about this.
The answers we have can be differents for sure, but not this much ime.
I feel this interest to others keeps on growing the older i get. Oh no : I'm a weirdos...
Anyway i'm not sure being a believer or not is of real interest here: from the many discussions i had with friends, religious authority ( whatever the religion) and my own thoughts i'm sure we all question ourselve about this.
The answers we have can be differents for sure, but not this much ime.
That picture Galu posted is a very accurate statement if you believe in evolution. If evolution is all about eat , survive and reproduce then humans are no exception.
If you believe we come from a Greater Power then we humans are the EXCEPTION.
Do what thou wilt.@Audiofrenzy : I totally disagree with the first sentence ! It's a matter of perspective. Can be very intimate too if you question on your own life. It doesn't need to be a cosmic gang bang to have a sense.
@krivium : you firered before me, indeed very strange : all that verticality... nah, break the chains, breathe... follow your own palatability... and ho a bottle of Bordeaux... whatever you like !
Just praying fills there bellies.We are not, you are victim of an anthropological projection you make of yourself and your human attributes !
You can be sure of that : we never see a monk going to work to eat