On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:23:45 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:11:37 -0400, BAR wrote:

There two critical issues facing the world and they are access to potable water and to oil.

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You should change the word "oil" to "energy".

And there is a third critical issue and that is unchecked/out of
control population growth.

There is only a finite amount of oil and supplies will eventually
dwindle no matter how much is newly discovered. At some point it will
become expensive enough that burning it for energy will be
unthinkable. It will have much more value as an industrial/chemical
feedstock.

On the other hand, if global population growth is not reigned in, no
amount of water or energy will be enough.

And the Catholic Church, with its policy on birth control, isn't helping the situation much.
Although, I'd have to admit it probably has little influence in China, India, Pakistan, etc, it most
assuredly has influence in Mexico and lands south. I believe Mexicans (or Hispanics) are the fastest
growing
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John

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On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:23:45 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:11:37 -0400, BAR wrote:

There two critical issues facing the world and they are access to potable water and to oil.

==========

You should change the word "oil" to "energy".

And there is a third critical issue and that is unchecked/out of
control population growth.

There is only a finite amount of oil and supplies will eventually
dwindle no matter how much is newly discovered. At some point it will
become expensive enough that burning it for energy will be
unthinkable. It will have much more value as an industrial/chemical
feedstock.

On the other hand, if global population growth is not reigned in, no
amount of water or energy will be enough.

And the Catholic Church, with its policy on birth control, isn't helping the situation much.
Although, I'd have to admit it probably has little influence in China, India, Pakistan, etc, it most
assuredly has influence in Mexico and lands south. I believe Mexicans (or Hispanics) are the fastest
growing

I pay bridge in a Catholic Parish and most of the people are couples who are in their 70's
and 80's. Most had from 5 to 10 children. My wife and I, in our 50's, are the second youngest
couple in the group and we only have two children. The cost of raising a child is putting a
damper on the large Catholic families.

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:15:05 -0400, BAR wrote:

I pay bridge in a Catholic Parish and most of the people are couples who are in their 70's
and 80's. Most had from 5 to 10 children. My wife and I, in our 50's, are the second youngest
couple in the group and we only have two children. The cost of raising a child is putting a
damper on the large Catholic families.

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I view it as a good thing if people are thinking about the cost of
doing it right. Too many don't. Raising two was expensive enough
for us but we encouraged them to go to first rate schools and they
did.