I believe that. Simple people have no critical ability, and therefore they can't analyze meritfully the publications they read.I can only go by the published literature on the subject. — fishfry
I believe that. Simple people have no critical ability, and therefore they can't analyze meritfully the publications they read. — god must be atheist
I'd be grateful for references. I've been reading about China's population control measures for decades. If the literature is wrong, or if there's alternative literature that I should be aware of, I would be happy to be educated on the subject. — fishfry
By your own numbers, their population has doubled in 60 years, implying an annualized population growth rate of 1.2% per year. So you're not making much of a case. — fishfry
And again, the original convo was the State versus the individual. You are claiming China is all-in for liberty and individuality? Really? You have a hard sell, but I have an open mind. Make your case. — fishfry
And again, the original convo was the State versus the individual. You are claiming China is all-in for liberty and individuality? Really? — fishfry
I made my case. Your intellectual deficit in math makes it impossible for you to appreciate my case. Case closed. — god must be atheist
You are claiming China is all-in for liberty and individuality? Really? — fishfry
if each parent has two children, the growth rate should stay stagnant. — god must be atheist
I'm happy to be corrected if I've missed something. — Janus
You know I just happened to learn yesterday that China will now allow married couples to have three children — fishfry
I stand corrected — James Riley
Interesting. Do couples want more than 3 children? — TheMadFool
But if a woman and man replicate themselves with two kids who grow and each have two kids (grandkids) and they grow and each have two grand kids before the original mom and dad die, haven't we had exponential growth? — James Riley
They enforce, or enforced the rule (not clear if they still do this) with mandatory contraception and sterilization. It's the difference between authoritarianism and liberty; collectivism and individuality; coercion and choice. — fishfry
That's what they told the rest of the world.
I they did that, there would still be 500 million Chinese, or fewer. Now everyone who reads this thread knows that. But no, you can't accept it, because you cited precisely a great number of FreeWorld Jourals that said the same thing that you bought, hook, line, and sinker. Whereas those who think for five minutes, will see that those who believe the FreeWorld journals are gullible, non-thinking, and incapable of allowing logical conclusions to enter their minds, once they have made it up.
This is the difference between brain-washed American individualism and shrewd Chinese external affairs propaganda. — god must be atheist
I do not believe the science that I have been told. — Book273
The claim that not being vaccinated spreads the virus does not hold up to science. — Book273
Pretty bummed. I got the stupid shot and have not noticed any increase in my 5G signal. — Count Timothy von Icarus
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