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I haven't defined any problems or solutions but certain people do seem to have defined the problem like you have. What I said specifically was that whatever peo
by benchmarkist 2y ago
I haven't defined any problems or solutions but certain people do seem to have defined the problem like you have. What I said specifically was that whatever people perceive to be a problem with the global human population is self-correcting (from a biological perspective) because those who voluntarily choose to not procreate will be replaced by those who are more than happy to have as many children as possible.
If someone has a different perspective on this then they are welcome to make their version of the problem explicit and concrete and explain what exactly they propose as a valid intervention for fixing it. I suspect and am almost certain they have not thought about the issue as rigorously as they think and are simply parroting popular talking points they've seen and heard on social media platforms about the impending collapse of civilization caused by declining birth rates.
- card_zero 2y agoYou don't recognize that people can think. You assert that the offspring behave like the parents. You imply that the offspring are defined by their genes. You have no concept of the cultural transmission of ideas. You imagine that looking at everything biologically is correct. Your reasoning is bad, and you should feel bad.
- benchmarkist 2y agoNot really sure if serious or not but good try anyway. For the record I thought your response was very funny.
- card_zero 2y agoI didn't really mean it, I was channeling Zoidberg from episode 72 of Futurama ("your music's bad, and you should feel bad"). But I do get the impression that you have cloth ears.
- benchmarkist 2y agoOn some days my cloth ears are more dry than on other days so the sounds are more or less muffled depending on ambient conditions.