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Originally posted by Austin
The problem with limiting birth control is an ageing population. You end up with an extremely large older generation dependent on a younger economically active generation. There is a reason why chinas population is referred to as a ticking time bomb.
So it's not as simple as 'condoms' unfortunately.
The topic is tricky. Looking at it clinically - people need to die, because otherwise the world won't sustain our species. But obviously looking at it clinically is impossible. I would give everything I own for 10 more seconds with my sister.
So I wasn't complaining about a cure for cancer, I said it was amazing. But I'm afraid that it could have bad repercussions - not for anyone reading this, for people hundreds of years in the future. No matter how morbid or disgusting you think it is to think about it like that.
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The thing is though, cancer is but one of many diseases out there. It's also one of the most debilitating, painful and delayed ones. If we can find a way so people don't go in such suffering, I support that.
On the one side, you could argue population could spiral out of control. On the other, you could find ways to regulate and manage population effectively. In many places where the population spirals out of control currently, it's where there's also a high death rate. People have lots of kids in order to cover their losses and to maintain an income. The less developed world is growing at a far quicker rate than the more developed world. In fact, in many places, population here is decreasing.
So it's not specifically about the way and number in which people die, it's about how they live throughout their lifetime. If contraception, healthy living and income equality were far better than what they are now, people would have less kids, the population would grow a lot slower, and people would live a better quality of life.
Curing cancer is a good thing whatever way you look at it.
