I was having a discussion with friends about overpopulation. There is a video on youtube where Bill Gates says to reduce population
They are calling Bill Gates a devil. I told them that Bill Gates simply said to control population growth and they said that this is wrong because there is no such thing as overpopulation. I agree that the world doesn't have a human carrying capacity but I think controlling population growth may do more good than harm.
Think about countries such as China where if they didn't control population growth, it would be almost impossible to manage their judicial system, reason why they tend to give harsh punishments to their citizens in order to reduce time and costs (I read a report on this years ago, not sure if the country was China, but I am sure it was an Asian country and 90% sure it was China).
Think about countries in development where the less educated people believe that if they have lots of kids, there is a higher probability of being prosperous but this mindset tends to keep them in the poverty line. If you can't afford school for none of your 11 kids, there is a high probability that some of them will become criminals. That means more crimes and a more disruptive system. I could go on and on.
I am not an expert on this subject but because my friends were all against my arguments, I thought I may be missing something and I am sure some of you guys understand this better.
Is it not a good idea that some governments want to control population growth?
They are calling Bill Gates a devil. I told them that Bill Gates simply said to control population growth and they said that this is wrong because there is no such thing as overpopulation. I agree that the world doesn't have a human carrying capacity but I think controlling population growth may do more good than harm.
Think about countries such as China where if they didn't control population growth, it would be almost impossible to manage their judicial system, reason why they tend to give harsh punishments to their citizens in order to reduce time and costs (I read a report on this years ago, not sure if the country was China, but I am sure it was an Asian country and 90% sure it was China).
Think about countries in development where the less educated people believe that if they have lots of kids, there is a higher probability of being prosperous but this mindset tends to keep them in the poverty line. If you can't afford school for none of your 11 kids, there is a high probability that some of them will become criminals. That means more crimes and a more disruptive system. I could go on and on.
I am not an expert on this subject but because my friends were all against my arguments, I thought I may be missing something and I am sure some of you guys understand this better.
Is it not a good idea that some governments want to control population growth?