<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2434"> Grahame:<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2435">I echo your concern for humanity's future. I suggest Nature (or natural laws) has controlled the overpopulation problems of species and humanity. All we really need to do is determine nature's rules and follow them. Unfortunately society is currently deviating from nature's rules. The result has historically been catastrophic for humanity as noted by Malthus's catastrophe. Our self-control can avert such a catastrophe. Note the Chinese attempt was contrary to Nature's rules. The Chinese slowed the birth of healthy children and supported the growth of sick and infirm children.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2436"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2437">A child born with a severe disability is a sink for resources that may be better spent on advancing humanity (healthy children). Ancient societies lacking technology let the disabled die. The Polynesians on their island had a socially accepted way to commit suicide so the island resources would not be over-taxed. I society doesn't accept nature's laws; Nature will kill that society (the weak certainly and many of the strong). Thus the current ongoing collapse of the US (and western society) will continue. Many of the characteristics of collapse of modern society have been present for several decades [pp. 209-216] Tainter,~J.~A., 1990. ``The Collapse of Complex Societies''. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2438"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2439">On a larger scale, humanitarianism harms society by other causes of failure. Humanitarianism induces a strong trend toward conformity (being Politically Correct). This is a need to maintain the status quo and to reject advances in science. Historically, societies that stop scientific advance loose wars to societies that bring scientific advances. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2440"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2441"><A HREF="http://intellectualarchive.com/?link=item&id=1093">Growth challenge of the United States</A></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2442"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2443"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2444">This is a criteria and method/rules for developing advances in science:<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2445"><A HREF="http://intellectualarchive.com/?link=item&id=1757">STOE emergence</A></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2446"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hodge<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471805006616_2448"></div></div></body></html>