X-Message-Number: 2573 Subject: CRYONICS Overpopulation (Re: 2568) From: (Edgar W. Swank) Date: Wed, 26 Jan 94 07:01:23 PST In msg #2568, Franz Amador makes a lot of comments about overpopulation that I disagree with. I will comment on one: ...I don't see how substantial increases in lifespan could avoid forcing matching decreases in birth rate, and immortality would mean no children at all. This would be a real loss to humanity, and the thought distresses me. Everyone can be immortal and still have -one- child. The population will eventually stabilize at twice its initial value, because 2 = 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... -- (Edgar W. Swank) SPECTROX SYSTEMS +1.408.252.1005 Cupertino, Ca [ Message #398 has this and several more arguments concerning overpopulation. To retrieve it, send email to me with the Subject line "CRYOMSG 398". - KQB ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=2573