Remember when China came out with the new policy of "only one child"? The world could not believe that any government could come up with a more uncivilized policy, but now I think that many feel that China was just ahead of the times. What do you think? That is the idea behind this blog.
I check some of the figures on the internet on birth rates by country and found some interesting facts. The countries with the highest birth rates were in Africa and Muslim countries. The USA ranked 150th in the world, or about the middle. It has to be clear to everyone that Africa is the poorest place in the world, yet they have the highest birth rate. Is that civilized or stupid? If us humans are the cause of global warming then the worst offenders have to be the counties of Africa and the Muslim countries.
Look at the Gaza Strip. The birth rate there has dropped a little in the past 40 years, but over breeding is still their number one problem. They have not been able to feed themselves for many years and depend on food aid just to survive. I checked a few years ago on Egypt and found that they double their population every 20 or so years. We all know about India and their population problems, but did you know that Pakistan has a higher birth rate and Muslims living in India have a higher birth rate than the Hindu's!
When I used to teach Decision Theory, I would ask the new class what was the first step toward solving a problem and most of the class would respond that it was to "define the problem", Wrong! The first step is to "admit that you have a problem"! This is true with over weight people, alcohol or drug addicts and it is the same with over population. I know that most people want a better life or a better quality of life, but they don't seem to understand that breeding too many kids is directly counter to that objective.
The data shows that those with the lowest birth rates tend to have the highest quality of life, while those with the highest birth rates have the lowest quality of life. Could that be any clearer? What is it going to take before the human race wakes up too the facts? We seem to have come to grips with the problem of over population of dogs and cats, so why not humans? If we wake up to over breeding, we can stop global warming and have a better quality of life at the same time. What we are doing now is not the solution for either!!
I check some of the figures on the internet on birth rates by country and found some interesting facts. The countries with the highest birth rates were in Africa and Muslim countries. The USA ranked 150th in the world, or about the middle. It has to be clear to everyone that Africa is the poorest place in the world, yet they have the highest birth rate. Is that civilized or stupid? If us humans are the cause of global warming then the worst offenders have to be the counties of Africa and the Muslim countries.
Look at the Gaza Strip. The birth rate there has dropped a little in the past 40 years, but over breeding is still their number one problem. They have not been able to feed themselves for many years and depend on food aid just to survive. I checked a few years ago on Egypt and found that they double their population every 20 or so years. We all know about India and their population problems, but did you know that Pakistan has a higher birth rate and Muslims living in India have a higher birth rate than the Hindu's!
When I used to teach Decision Theory, I would ask the new class what was the first step toward solving a problem and most of the class would respond that it was to "define the problem", Wrong! The first step is to "admit that you have a problem"! This is true with over weight people, alcohol or drug addicts and it is the same with over population. I know that most people want a better life or a better quality of life, but they don't seem to understand that breeding too many kids is directly counter to that objective.
The data shows that those with the lowest birth rates tend to have the highest quality of life, while those with the highest birth rates have the lowest quality of life. Could that be any clearer? What is it going to take before the human race wakes up too the facts? We seem to have come to grips with the problem of over population of dogs and cats, so why not humans? If we wake up to over breeding, we can stop global warming and have a better quality of life at the same time. What we are doing now is not the solution for either!!
