tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post113958336844917973..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: NPR, rationing, and rememberingBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1139755962162401442006-02-12T06:52:00.000-08:002006-02-12T06:52:00.000-08:00Good point, Ianqui.I also question the morality of...Good point, Ianqui.<BR/><BR/>I also question the morality of choosing to reproduce, especially given the current overpopulation and population growth.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the human race is going to "die out" because of under-reproduction. I think the world all be much healthier if the population were something like a quarter of what it is now, or less. But I don't see an ethical way to get there without convincing people to choose not to reproduce, and that doesn't seem to be widely successful (and it SURE isn't going to happen with the "abstinence only" crap!).Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1139593496438704212006-02-10T09:44:00.000-08:002006-02-10T09:44:00.000-08:00I think about this sort of thing a lot with respec...I think about this sort of thing a lot with respect to peak oil. If we really have a massive oil crisis, and there's not enough petroleum even to make fertilizers to provide the massive amount of food necessary to feed the world, there could be a serious reduction in population. Not to mention that EVERYTHING in the world needs cheap oil to run/be produced/etc, so it's not going to be a pretty world to live in. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, is it morally conscionable to bring a child into that world? On one hand, someone has to keep the human race going (or do we?), but on the other hand, it'll be a difficult life for the children.Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.com