Friday, December 4, 2009

Darwinism: The Answer to the Population Problem?

According to Darwinism and natural selection, those who are strong will survive and those who are weak will perish. This rule was in play once upon a time, before the development of medicine and medical technology. The sick and dying were not healed or saved, and they died off. Only the healthy and strong were left.

In many places in the world today, there are population problems. The number of people is growing exponentially, but the amount of land is not. Therefore, we are running out of space for people to live. In some places, land is being created by piling dirt and rocks in the ocean.

Part of the problems surrounding population is that fewer people are dying than in the past. This is because of all the medical technology we now have. People who are sick get better—or at least live longer—and people are living significantly longer. Naturally, this is good news because we can keep our loved ones with us a little longer. However, it is bad news with regards to our population problems.

My question is, Do you think our population would be under control more if we put Darwinism into play?

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