On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:25:52 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2013-09-10 3:53 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Mon, 9 Sep 2013 08:50:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Let's face it - we are too many people fouling a too small nest. Where will the breaking point be?
>>
>> Nearly every significant problem we face is due to overpopulation.
>>
>> Where will the breaking point will be is a good question... we are
>> still a *long* way from the point where most people will accept that
>> we can't keep on breeding at the rate that we currently are, or even
>> giving it a second's thought for that matter.
>>
>
>The unfortunate thing about it is that those of us who have demonstrated
>the ability to take care of ourselves have come to realize that there is
>population growth problem have taken steps to deal with it. Most people
>in the developed world have stopped having large families, limiting
>themselves to 1-2 children. Meanwhile, those in the poorest and most
>densely populated countries are still having large families.you have to
>wonder when you see coverage of famine relief project and see people
>coming in with 12 or more half starved kids. We constantly see scenes of
>huge families of scrawny, underfed kids. If they can't feed the kids
>they have they should not have more.

Unfortunately in those countries there are cultural pressures to breed
and often no or little access to birth control.

I am constantly amazed that half starved women in these countries are
still able to conceive. In developed countries a woman's menstrual
cycle will shut down if she starves herself (anorexia) or even if she
is superfit (elite athletes).

JB