Cob RE: sustainability and straw

[Julia and Patrick Bunn]

This is the first time I have ever posted to this list, which I have been
receiving for quite a while now.  

S. William, you are mistaken in your belief that what is wrong with the
world is overpopulation.  Overpopulation is a theory that has long since
been debunked.  I suggest you check out the website for the Population
Research Institute, for some real information on the subject.

Many people believe that humans can bring about some sort of utopia by
controlling their circumstances.  It is interesting that many turn
immediately to the evil idea of eugenics as the first line of defense
against future misfortune.  The only way to bring about a better life on
earth is to be moral and responsible.  It is immoral to be hostile to human
fertility.  Fertility in the earth and in the body is a blessing to be
coveted.

--Julia Poffel Bunn

You wrote:

>	This discussion is getting way beyond what people are looking for in
>this list.  Your concerns are probabbly valid but I suspect as does Carol
>M. that the real problem is population - too many people on the planet
>than can be supported reasonably. Drastic methods might be needed to
>correct the problems we are creating but this list may not be the best
>place to advance it.  I believe you included a web page address so that we
>can if we choose look at the issues in more detail.
>
>	(I am reminded of one of Douglas Adam's books in which he refers to
>a planet which was very concerned about its resources being depleted by
>offworlders.)
>