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- From: jahn@guinness.Idbsu.EDU (Greg Jahn)
- Subject: Re: Multiplying in the Backcountry (kids/population)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.165051.25474@guinness.idbsu.edu>
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- References: <10780@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> <Nov18.173330.55951@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <10782@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> <Nov18.214814.69046@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:50:51 GMT
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- In article <Nov18.214814.69046@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>,
- trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU (wayne trzyna) writes:
- >In article <10782@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> hall@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Hal F
- Lillywhite) writes:
- >>There will always be
- >>fluctuations in short term population growth. It would make no
- >>sense to apply a long term tool to short term questions.
- >
- >The world population has been growing monotonically since day one of
- >human history. How is this a short term question? I think we are
- >over-analyzing.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >The point I'm trying to make is that it is our problem no matter who's
- >fault it is. It's a lot easier to worry about recycling aluminum
- cans,
- >and stay oblivious to the fact that a billion more people will be
- added
- >to the population in the next 10 years.
- >
- >Having more than two kids is wrong in my book, <sarcasm on> even if you
- are
- >an educated white person <sarcasm off>.
-
- It always amazes me how stubbornly us more digit-head oriented folks
- hold onto our theories, suppositions and methodoligies in spite of the
- obvious. Science is a religion, no way around it. It sure seems to me
- that everywhere I've gone there are more people now than before,
- I've certainly seen very distintive changes here, both in town AND
- in the backcountry ... in particular the biggest impact seems to be on
- the edge of the backcountry, where recently new locals and folks from other
- states can take their babies camping. More rules, more rules enforced, less
- options ... the FACT is population HAS profoundly affected the entry
- points to roadless backcountry here in Idaho. So, who cares what the
- statistics and population models say? LOOK AROUND!
-
- To qoute, again,
-
- "Intelligence is our faculty for not developing what we think
- to the very end, so that we can still believe in reality."
-
- - Lazare Bickel
-
-
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