Return To Index Page

The Next Millenium (r)

(written by iearn@iearn.org, 03/22/1996)

/* Written 10:39 AM  Nov  6, 1995 by coldspring in igc:iearn.tc */
Dear Chantal,
Thanks for your response.  I agree with your basic
premise that governments must learn from their mistakes.  The
only thing that I would add is that while people do make
mistakes,  it seems  to me that they have even a greater
capacity to rectify them.  For example, as long as people
know something bad is happening to the environment (such as
with ozone depletion or rainforest destruction) and see the
need for change, technology will always be able to find a
cure.

P.S. I have a question for further discussion: As Health Care
improves people will start living longer and longer.  How can
we deal with this inevitable increase in the world's
population?  It seems inevitable that the population will
outgrow the capacity of the planet to house/feed humanity;
do you think can anything be done to deal with this problem

Dan London - grade 11