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From: pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M Koloc)
Newsgroups: net.sci
Subject: Re: Population control & Freedom
Message-ID: <272@prometheus.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 02:26:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: promethe.272
Posted: Fri Oct 10 02:26:26 1986
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References: <564@gargoyle.UUCP> <26500108@inmet> <1167@cybvax0.UUCP> <267@prometheus.UUCP> <1173@cybvax0.UUCP>
Reply-To: pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M Koloc)
Organization: Prometheus II, Ltd., College Park, MD 20740-0222
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Keywords: Genes, diversity, mass worldwide genocide

In article <1173@cybvax0.UUCP> mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) writes:
>The question is: should we throw away genetic diversity that is the product
>of millions of years of evolution?  You seem to be saying "yes, if it obstructs
>the progress of the race, and anyway we can probably make more later."

The question is NOT: should we we throw away genetic diversity,
the real question is WHAT can we do about limiting the damage. It
is to late to stop the genocide on a world wide basis.  The comment 
about the progress of the race referred to the problem of nuclear 
war.  These weapons are not very "species" specific. 

My very temporary solution to the "what question" is to develop fusion
for space power and propulsion and then lift the bulk of humanity off
this planet's surface and deposit our butts on rocks where the total 
lack of life forms will spur us on to regard diversity as a precious 
heritage, and something to strive to develop and then transport 
throughout the universe.  The problem with the approach is the people 
born and raised in life devoid environs usually grow up to be devoid 
of "human" qualities without the innumerable life forms to learn from 
during the pre-adult years.  We do have such places, now, -- the mega 
city.

Personally, I think the human population should be in balance with 
the populations of other species, not multiplied to the limit of solar 
energy or fusion energy support. 
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