Why is it a nono to discuss overpopulation of our planet by humans?

Question

In a study, rats showed more agressive behaviour, when they reached a certain level of population in a restricted area, despite enough food. Today, we have 7-8billion people on this planet, only 10% with our energy consumption and byproducts. If only 50% of the rest get to our level of glutonosity, our planet is doomed very quick. Signs of stress are already everywhere. Are politicians more concerned to grow voters for the short term then for our survival in the long term? What is your opinion?

Answer 1

Well yes, people in general have horrible foresight. It's always somebody elses job, everybody always passes the buck. When this happens problems never get solved, they just get put off.

It doesn't have to be about overpopulation either. Think about renewable energy. We already have a profitable energy source--oil. We are not trying to find renewable energy because it is the right thing to do to save the environment but rather because we are running out of the black gold.

Overpopulation brings up a moral issue though. If we are to reduce it, how would we go about doing that? Would we have to exterminate people? Would we have to mandate the use of contraceptives? When you mess with human life, people get mad. It's just safer, politically, to stay out of the entire debate.

Answer 2

I think people are afraid to talk about it because it could bring up some unpopular methods of controlling the population.

I say we start encouraging people to have less children...I mean I know everybody has the right to have whatever number of children they want, but does anybody really need more than 2-3 children? If everybody had more children than that, think how much more quickly the world would become overpopulated.

It doesn't help that we're abusing the enviornment in so many ways either. The longer we preserve the environment, the longer the human race will be able to thrive. Be nice to mother nature and she will return the favor!

So less children and more respect for the enviornment, that's what I think. Some people might not like either, but its reality today.

Answer 3

First, people are not rats (most of us).

Second, overpopulation isn't a serious problem Current demographic trends show the global population will stabilize at 10-11 billion in this century--well within sustainable levels. IF we shift or technology-particularly energy production--to low -ecological impact methods (I.e. eliminate most oil/coal/natural gas energy production in favor of clean energy sources.).

If we don't, population increases are iffelevant--our current technological implementation is not sustainable.

Answer 4

Since overpopulation is a reality and that we are not going to be able to support this on earth due to the outpacing of our productive abilities and the satisfaction of the demand and needs I think perhaps it is a no-no to you and those you seek to discuss these matters but not to all. And since conversation is the way humans objectively seek to coordinate reality perhaps you ought to try another source that responds to your curiously interesting pathos in a way that does not suscite disinterest.

Answer 5

Because then that mean someone have to die or never having kids.

Well... I have a gun. Wanna come and kneels so I can blow your brain out? Remeber you'll be doing a favor for humans and the world.

That's how the debate usually will be at the end.

Answer 6

I think we'll all die out before we become overpopulated.
The only people that keep popping out babies would be the Muslims, who have like eleven kids per family.
But the rest of the world, isn't, in America, the repopulatin rate like 0.7%?
Most people aren't reproducing at all.

Answer 7

I think it is because it brings out a fear and primitive need for survival in many of us. It may be why there is no public cure for cancer, AIDS and even the common cold yet. I believe there are cures for all these.

Answer 8

It is not a "no-no" among reasonable and responsible people, unfortunately the majority of the humans are neither of it.