We're om our way to solving overpopulation -without cannibalism. (Page 3)

ghostgeek: As a veggie the prospect of a diet of Soylent Green is strangley unappealing.

ghostgeek: Sadly, I don't think what suits Barbie would suit me. I may be wrong but I don't think I've got the right curves.

ghostgeek: It could be a big improvement on what Pizza Hut currently offers but would you be getting all your essential nutrients?

ghostgeek: If you were one foot tall the average tabby cat might see you as dinner.

Aura: I both agree and not with you ghost.
China has indeed gotten rid of it's one child rule, but the problem there is that people all wanted boys and the girls somehow went 'missing'...they basically have screwed the male/female ratio and that will give them a whole load of problems that are (or should be) unique to the region.

And as far as migrants go, I only really can talk about what's going on in the Netherlands, but if that's any indication it's not so much about culture shock, most of the 'problem kids' are second or third gen, but they have no work sit at home and get bored.

duncan124:
You might eat a tabby cat??

Corwin: I like Chinese food.

ghostgeek: What I heard about China was that it was worried there wouldn't be enough, presumably young, people entering the workforce to keep its economic miracle going. As for immigration, here in the UK it seems to be exercising a lot of peoples' minds. It's a big political issue.

ghostgeek: I don't think I'll be eating any tabby cats, thank you. Not with all the fleas they have. Chinese food, mmm...all the rat turds in it rather put me off.

Corwin: Everything tastes good with a little sweet&sour on it.

ghostgeek: I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm starving.

Aura: my original point was we already are solving it. Due to a whole bunch of factors, including birth control and education. If we manage not to blow ourselves up and avoid getting hit with some mass extinction event, it will all work out.

Corwin: Hold on... what's that now, henrycurtiss?? Overpopulation DOESN'T exist??

So... exactly how many people do YOU think there are, if not 7 billion?

And I still think we're too quick to dismiss this whole cannibalism thing as an easy fix to the problem.
(pass the ketchup)

LiptonCambell: http://www.epsilonprogram.com/

The main ideals of the Epsilon Program are established on their website. The religions main deity is Kifflom, and members follow his twelve tenets:

The world is 157 years old, and it doesn't age.
Dinosaurs are a lie that people believe because they are weak.
You are happy, you just don’t know it.
We all come from the same tree.
Everyone is related to everyone else, except for people with red hair.
Sperm does not exist - it is a lie spread by biology teachers - along with everything else you have ever been told.
Men are supposed to lie with nine new partners a week. Women are supposed to lie with six, except for in July, when they must lie with five men a day.
Aliens exist and are present on earth. If you have a birth mark, you may be descended from Kraff, the famous Emperor of the 4th Paradigm.
Trees talk, but only some people hear them.
People who believe in something live much longer than atheists, and they have eternal life thrown in for good measure.
If you believe this and turn you hands and wallet over to EPSILONISM, you’ll live a happy life. Otherwise you are doomed.
KIFFLOM - HAPPINESS IS YOURS! KIFFLOM!

ghostgeek: I'm going to start my own religion next week. There'll be a cut price deal on joining fees for the first fifty million to respond so it'll pay to get on board early. Guaranteed benefits include eating as many non believers as you want and two pairs of shoelaces. Eternity is your's for a price.

Corwin: I believe the burden of proof lies with you.

You see, "overpopulation" is a relative term... if we were a tribe of hunter/gatherers, of whom could only feed 30 people with the available resources, and our numbers grew to 40, we would be an overpopulated tribe.
Today, with our modern agricultural abilities and global economy, we have created a population boom... of which is now a global population of over 7 billion. Seeing how we only have the ability to effectively feed about 6 billion of them, that would suggest that we are an "overpopulated" world.

If you can prove otherwise, I would be very much interested in these proofs. But if you do decide to respond to this, it would be an appreciated courtesy if you could use proper grammar and some occasional punctuation and capitalization... this would make your response much more intelligible... otherwise I may find it useless to talk to you.

And of course what I mean by that is, "You have a great day as well."