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Originally posted by Diogenes Of Pumpkintown:
Jumping in for Fljotsdale  :
Yorick we aren't claiming that overpopulation is the ONLY cause of the current stress on the environment. That would be absurd.
It is equally absurd to deny that overpopulation does in fact play a role in our current situation.
It is a simple fact of ecology that a population (of ANY species) can increase to the point where it overtaxes its environment. This frequently happens in nature, on a cyclical basis. And other species do it with NO technology whatsoever, just from the simple fact that their numbers have increased to the point where there is not enough habitat/food to go around. That is all that is involved, on the most basic level. You cannot claim that it is just a matter of misuse of technology.
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I disagree. Not all cultures exploited the earth with the disregard ours does today and has done for ages. Sadly all of those perished at the hands of city dwelling cultures. Without the advantage of technology, food levels and environmental factors create checks and balances that curb the explosive growth and sudden increase in demands. A fish only grows to the size it's tank allows.
Humans have survived on much less meat for example than we eat today. More demand for meat means more cows, more methane from cow poo (& bigger ozone hole), less grain for other foods, and more land used for growing cows.
Solution - eat less meat. No need to be a vegitarian or vegan, just eat it much less.
But then that requires individual change doesn't it. We can't have that.
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[This message has been edited by Yorick (edited 09-06-2001).]