Andrew Reilly wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:15:20 +0000, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:
>
>> So is the will to do something about
>> population growth, which is the real problem.
>
> Population growth was a very big deal when I was growing up in the 70's,
> and I agree that it is clearly "the real problem" now. Why do you
> suppose that it isn't getting the air-time (or the hand-wringing),
> compared to the finely debatable point that is?

Because any proposal to address the problem runs afoul of powerful
religious interests. To my mind, interference with voluntary family
planning by a public figure removes any moral authority that the person
might otherwise have.

Jerry
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