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Hail Marygrace
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Population Control!
August 12, 2003 - 06:33 AM
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One of the biggest problems/issues nowadays aside from; War, Terrorism, Poverty, is the rapid growth of Population. If i am not mistaken we are almost five billion or more as populace in the world. This is a sensetive issue in each country that we are facing now. If we can control the mushrooming of speedy growth of population in each and every country, we can sustain the development in every goal we have for each individual in our society.
Philippines is the only Christian nation in asia. The catholic church when it comes to birth control issue is always in the middle to opposed and react to this. This is the believed and practice by the Vatican according to the HOLY SCRIPTURE: Go to the world and multiply. But, how can we still follow this kind of culture, if your country is suffering from all kinds of problems?.. The number one problem of developing countries, the control of population problem in their region? Although, we have some aides coming from different ngo's and help facilitate the issue, but still the problems is still there.
Maybe there should be a separate body to highly monitored and implement the problems of population. Not just study the issue, but take part into the action for the proper implimentation and guidance of each and every issue with regaRds to this population control. That causes and burdens the development of every country when it comes to population growth.
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Hola!
August 13, 2003 - 04:57 AM
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Eres de Zamboanga, no? Entonces, tu puedes hablar Español? Soy de Marawi, un poco lejos de allí.
It's good that you brought up this issue. It's not only bound in the Philippines, many developing countries have this issue ranked atop. One tangible means of curbing the population boom is family planning. However, it is a different issue when the government, which is supposed to know better than kowtowing to the Church, acts as if the problem is now in the laps of the gods. Well, we have to start doing something now, otherwise the church should come up with a raison d'etre for families to sustain an inordinate number of children.
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Hussein
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Re: Population Control!
August 13, 2003 - 05:41 AM
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Its interesting that youve just posted this actually, as ive just read an article which says that the UK may need to start curbing its population; large populations bring problems to even the apparantly most developed countries; congestion, environmental degregation etc. The main problem in terms of control however is keeping the correct balence; when does advice start to infirng upon peoples liberties, take china and its one child polciy for example
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Re: Population Control!
August 13, 2003 - 06:28 AM
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Hello Helen, thanks for underscoring the argument that taking on the problem of population control could entail the encroachment of people's rights given the case of China.
Curbing the population does not necessarily mean that the government should compel families to have lesser children. My idea of abating that upward slope is to have programs or institutions that would show these parents that having too many children beyond their capabilities would not be auspicious for their children's future nor theirs. Therefore, the government can only be a guiding force and should not impose upon the people what would otherwise look like oppression.
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Re: Population Control!
August 13, 2003 - 08:57 AM
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I agree that forceful action is not the answer in this case. But I don't agree with that programs or institutions could show people that having too many children is a bad idea. People don't usually think or care about the effects their actions may have on the future. Besides would you be able to put enough people through such a program to make any difference. I don't mean to be discouraging or anything, since I don't have any better ideas.
The only thing to me that might work is strong government encouragement, but if it dose it won't be soon enough now will it? For example, the Canadian government is trying to encourage lower energy consumption, but how long will it take before that makes a difference?
Things look pretty bleak to me.
What if it gets to the point where we must kill off our own to continue our race? I don't think we would do it.
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Hail Marygrace
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Re: Population Control!
August 14, 2003 - 07:17 AM
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Even though we have a strong government encouragement with regards to this problems we are facing right now. But if the system of the government is still there, nothing will change then!!!
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but really?
May 25, 2004 - 02:14 AM
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Hi guys. I live in South Africa and have been thinking about this topic for years and years. Does anyone actually believe, really believe that the people in the world who are reprodcuing fastest can be convinced to slow down. See I have this problem that I want to believe that, I just keeping reading and looking around and listening and if I am honest with myself, I don;t see it happeneing, which puts us all in a very difficult place. A place we don;t really want to believe we are in. We are all in denial and for this reason I beleive we are exposed. Am i nust or does anyone else feel this way.
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Re: Population Control!
June 4, 2004 - 06:16 AM
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Originally posted by mheegay
Philippines is the only Christian nation in asia. The catholic church when it comes to birth control issue is always in the middle to opposed and react to this. This is the believed and practice by the Vatican according to the HOLY SCRIPTURE: Go to the world and multiply. But, how can we still follow this kind of culture, if your country is suffering from all kinds of problems?
Originally posted by HelenL
The main problem in terms of control however is keeping the correct balence; when does advice start to infirng upon peoples liberties, take china and its one child polciy for example
Well, Govt. efforts are really nullified when an important segment of populace from the religious sector, put hindrances in its way; name it Church or a Mosque; whether in East or West. Now what’s the solution?..... Both Govt. and the people must act jointly to solve this dilemma. China’s one child policy is the most appropriate example put forward by HelenL, where people and government have maintained a balance to encounter this gigantic problem destined to bring forth countless of other perils.
Originally posted by whossane
My idea of abating that upward slope is to have programs or institutions that would show these parents that having too many children beyond their capabilities would not be auspicious for their children's future nor theirs. Therefore, the government can only be a guiding force and should not impose upon the people what would otherwise look like oppression.
Well, media campaigns carrying such messages as to make masses alert of the expected alarms of ever-increasing population may certainly curtail this gigantic increase in birth-rate. Governments’ role obviously shouldn’t be of that of a dictator, rather of a vehicle to take the passengers of this “Population-Curb Campaign” to its destination.
Originally posted by Shaboboo
What if it gets to the point where we must kill off our own to continue our race?
Undoubtedly, what may be the possible outcome of this mad increase in population? The time doesn’t look far away; when for the survival of our species on this globe, its inhabitants will have to kill their own dear and near ones. I would also like to incorporate here that this increase, apart from thousands of other socio-economic hazards, would definitely be the founder of more chaos and disorder on our home earth; one example may be the inevitable “Third World War”. This looks 2 be a gloomy picture, but its truth can’t be denied.
Originally posted by inspiredminority
See I have this problem that I want to believe that, I just keeping reading and looking around and listening and if I am honest with myself, I don;t see it happeneing, which puts us all in a very difficult place. A place we don;t really want to believe we are in. We are all in denial and for this reason I beleive we are exposed.
Well said, the people do understand and admit, inwardly, the truth of this contention but decline it on certain psycho-socio-religious grounds. The need of hour is to get realistic to the core and adopt the right course of action to combat the present and up-coming dangers due to this insane population explosion.
Now, the solution rightly lies at the hands of the people themselves. We people must understand the truth that no other creature from “Mars or Jupiter” would come for the solution of our problems. It is, in fact, we ourselves who have to do it by dint of our own efforts if we wish to secure the fate of our planet. As I quote from one of my own articles:"If we wish to save our globe from the inevitable death and destruction, sound efforts to clean up the masses' minds of the virus of creating more and hungrier souls is a must."
with love,
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