Comments on: There’s A Steep Decline In Birthrate, Even In Developing Countries

By: sargasso

sargasso — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:43:21 +0000

The population decline in the west could be far quicker than the Economist suggests – economic duress of the most fertile age groups, escalation in numbers of global pandemics, wars, reduced biological fertility due to obesity and drug use, environmental and foodchain contamination by hormones and antibiotics. They are looking at a “trend” without understanding the underlying causes and then extrapolating the data at hand.

By: Animby

Animby — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:31 +0000

Also, there have been many calls in China lately to lift the one child per family ban. Already some families are allowed to have two if the parents were from single child families. Here’s one such article from the China Daily. “China’s one-child policy needs to be changed”

So, as the western world works to stabilize the population, Islam and China may encourage their citizens to “be fruitful.”

By: ArianeB

ArianeB — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:12:17 +0000

Oddly an article supporting the need to reduce population appears on TOD today. Good read.

http://theoildrum.com/node/5925

By: Rabble Rouser

Rabble Rouser — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:41:27 +0000

Natural selection at work here. Those who can mutate and reproduce will be the next generations. Those who do not, will die out.

By: MikeN

MikeN — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:28:27 +0000

Yup. This is why Europe will be Islamic pretty soon.

By: joe, with low sperm count

joe, with low sperm count — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:04 +0000

All the chemicals being used in food and dumped in the environment are poisoning us all. Reducing our fertility (unknowingly?) will enhance our civilization. The Black Death led to the flowering of the Renaissance!

By: GetSmart

GetSmart — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:06 +0000

#8: hhopper:

The HIV scare is finally paying off. More people around the world are using condoms.
It’s paying off population reduction-wise if you don’t use a condom as well in some cases.

By: hhopper

hhopper — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:19:50 +0000

The HIV scare is finally paying off. More people around the world are using condoms.

By: homehive

homehive — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:26 +0000

Those who say they don’t believe in human evolution by means of Natural Selection may be on to something. U.S. government policies for over half a century have promoted drastic DEVOLUTION, not evolution of its residents. (Notice I didn’t use the word “citizens” to be PC.)

By: Dallas

Dallas — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:16:52 +0000

#4 LOL. I love it.
Hey, every little bit helps.

By: /T.

/T. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:19:01 +0000

# 4 Mr. Fusion — FTW !!!

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:52 +0000

#3, Dallas,

Swallowing.

By: Dallas

Dallas — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:24:14 +0000

What are the religious leaders doing to control population growth?

By: stopher2475

stopher2475 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:33 +0000

Picture should have been from “Children of Men”.

By: moss

moss — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:39:45 +0000

Overdue.