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Re: what do you think of editorals regarding the environment?
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001 14:41:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > I mention this because others might read your 90% figure and react with the
> > same knee-jerk outrage that I felt
> 
> Can you explain the outrage?  We were really just bandying possible solutions.
> I suggested that sterilizing 90% of women would accomplish the same ends while
> doing less harm to the world economy.

  Like I said, it was knee-jerk, rather than rationally considered, and
stemmed most likely from the usual perception of the male deciding what's
best by seizing control of the female's reproductive process.  Upon
reflection I realized what you were actually suggesting, and the outrage
faded to "Hmm..."

> It's just infertility. It would suck and all, don't get me wrong, but it's not
> like gouging their eyes out.

  But from an evolutionary standpoint, the denial of genetic lineage is a
far greater crime than the gouging out of eyes.

    Dave!



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(...) In your mind maybe. To me and my wife, we'd MUCH rather have our sight than kids ;-) I spent $4K for laser surgery just to correct my badly nearsight vision, and I haven't regretted it for a second. -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) As Tom pointed out, I was the one who tossed that out originally. You did the math right and understand the reason. If you are controlling a population (of mamals, at least), the way to do so is to control the female reproduction. Good and bad (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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