Einstein, Asimov & MLK on Overpopulation

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Old Mar 10th 2002, 12:35 am
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Norm³©®
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Default Einstein, Asimov & MLK on Overpopulation

"...democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive
it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into
the world, the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn't matter
if someone dies. The more people there are, the less one individual matters."

-Isaac Asimov

"I am convinced that some political and social activities and practices of the
Catholic organizations are detrimental and even dangerous for the community as a
whole, here and everywhere. I mention here only the fight against birth control at a
time when overpopulation in various countries has become a serious threat to the
health of people and a grave obstacle to any attempt to organize peace on this
planet." [Albert Einstein -- letter, 1954]"

"Unlike plagues of the dark ages or contemporary diseases we do not yet understand,
the modern plague of overpopulation is soluble by means we have discovered and with
resources we possess. What is lacking is not sufficient knowledge of the solution but
universal consciousness of the gravity of the problem and education of the billions
who are its victims."

Rev. Martin Luther King

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Old Mar 10th 2002, 10:35 am
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Winnie
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"Norm³©®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >
    > "...democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive
    > it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into
    > the world, the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn't
    > matter if someone dies. The more people there are, the less one individual
    > matters."
    >
    > -Isaac Asimov

I think you should be posting this to the reproduction newsgroups, not the
immigration ones - tackle the cause, not the symptoms!

Cheers Winnie
 
Old Mar 10th 2002, 5:05 pm
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Danielb2k
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Default Re: Einstein, Asimov & MLK on Overpopulation

of course Martin Luther King, who has about 8 children. Dear Pot , yours sincerely
kettle black

    > "Unlike plagues of the dark ages or contemporary diseases we do not yet understand,
    > the modern plague of overpopulation is soluble by means we
have
    > discovered and with resources we possess. What is lacking is not
sufficient
    > knowledge of the solution but universal consciousness of the gravity of
the
    > problem and education of the billions who are its victims."
    >
    > Rev. Martin Luther King
    >
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    >
    >
 

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