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[rm@richardmay.net]

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:09:01 -0700, "don cain" said:

> I did........ Just out of curiosity - does having the sucsess of our > economy based on an ever growing purchasing population seem like a > huge pyrimid scheme to anyone else?

I agree with this psot. RM

[Arden Kysely]

Sure, pack 'em in! But don't forget that they need food and homes and produce waste. There may be resources for 6 billion on the planet, but what about 12, or 24, or 48? Where does it stop? Where do the resources come from? Can you call it living if you bump into someone or step in their waste every time you turn around? We go to places like Death Valley just because they are empty and we enjoy the feeling of space. If every landmass was chock-full of humans we wouldn't have much place to ride, or otherwise recreate. Why not hold the population steady and keep the Earth a decent place to live? On the other hand, putting them all in Texas sounds pretty good, too. 8~) --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:

> At 7:54 AM -0700 4/8/05, rm@r... wrote: > >Nobody wants to be the first to step up and say "Six billion > >people is enough -- > > If you do the math, that 6 billion will fit an area the size of > Texas' land area with 38 people per acre, and it would be about as > dense as Rio de Janeiro or as third as dense as Cairo. > China only ranks 77th in pop density and they have 1/4 of the word's > population. A lot of places that vacationers define as paradise are > more dense (Virgin Islands, St Lucia, Jamaica, Aruba, Seychelles, > Mauritius, Dutch Antilles, Switzerland, Cayman Is.) > The world's a tad bigger than the doomsdayists will have you believe. > > Mark

[Bogdan Swider]

> > >> I did........ Just out of curiosity - does having the sucsess of our >> economy based on an ever growing purchasing population seem like a >> huge pyrimid scheme to anyone else? > > I agree with this psot. > > RM

What's your alternative ? Bogdan

[rm@richardmay.net]

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:23:07 -0400, "Tengai Mark Van Horn" said:

> If you do the math, that 6 billion will fit an area the size of Texas' > land area with 38 people per acre, and it would be about as dense as > Rio de Janeiro or as third as dense as Cairo. China only ranks 77th in > pop density and they have 1/4 of the word's population. A lot of > places that vacationers define as paradise are more dense (Virgin > Islands, St Lucia, Jamaica, Aruba, Seychelles, Mauritius, Dutch > Antilles, Switzerland, Cayman Is.) The world's a tad bigger than the > doomsdayists will have you believe.

I've no doubt that there's room. A drive across NV on US50 will confirm that. The problems are more like clean water, food, energy, and sanitation. RM

[rm@richardmay.net]

>>>I did........ Just out of curiosity - does having the sucsess of our >>>economy based on an ever growing purchasing population seem like a >>>huge pyrimid scheme to anyone else? >>I agree with this psot. >What's your alternative ?

To disagree with his psot. It's a binary paradigm. RM

[Bogdan Swider]

>>>> I did........ Just out of curiosity - does having the sucsess of our >>>> economy based on an ever growing purchasing population seem like a >>>> huge pyrimid scheme to anyone else? > >>> I agree with this psot. > >> What's your alternative ? > > To disagree with his psot. It's a binary paradigm. > > RM

I'll confess you went over my head especially as I read psot as post. OK I know what a binary paradigm is but I don't get psot. Please explain for us cabbage heads. Bogdan

[Erik]

>> gotta say, two incomes and no kids leaves a lot more money for fun... >> >> erik > > Yeah....Didn't the just buried Pope, the Dali Lhama and other heavies > repeatedly state that life is about having a good time ?

I've got no problem with rational hedonism as a philosophy for living a life. IMNSHO, having fun doesn't have to preclude being a good person and treating others well. And of course there are more, and more important to us, reasons to not have kids than saving money. erik

[Ramey]

Ahhh.....the pyramid scheme, the most efficient distribution of wealth and goods the world has ever seen. Exactly why communism failed. The western world has found the solution already to the population problem-not fewer children,but ramped up purchases-thereby negating the need for a larger population. This is why a Big Mac is more costly in the western world as opposed to the undeveloped world. Will the "world" suffer? Of course, always has always will. Remember- abortion, suicide and euthanasia help. HTH. -----Original Message----- From: Bogdan Swider [mailto:bSwider@...] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:43 AM To: rm@...; don cain Cc: klr250not; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Wildlife nklr

> > >> I did........ Just out of curiosity - does having the sucsess of our >> economy based on an ever growing purchasing population seem like a >> huge pyrimid scheme to anyone else? > > I agree with this psot. > > RM

What's your alternative ? Bogdan Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links

[Russell Scott]

The answer to all of man's problems has already been devised by a mind that has had eternity to craft the solution. We just need the vacuum of ignorance to reach maximum abhorrence. R -----Original Message----- From: rm@... [mailto:rm@...] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:48 AM To: Bogdan Swider; don cain Cc: klr250not; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Wildlife nklr

>>>I did........ Just out of curiosity - does having the sucsess of our >>>economy based on an ever growing purchasing population seem like a >>>huge pyrimid scheme to anyone else? >>I agree with this psot. >What's your alternative ?

To disagree with his psot. It's a binary paradigm. RM Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links

[rm@richardmay.net]

> I'll confess you went over my head especially as I read psot as post. > OK I know what a binary paradigm is but I don't get psot. Please > explain for us cabbage heads.

It's an intentional typo of "post". For no good reason. Is your head spinning yet? RM