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  • Every species has natural enemies that keep its numbers in check.

    From Matt Beasley@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 14 15:32:45 2023
    The scientists looking at our eco-footprint & projecting into the future
    called for Zero Population Growth 50 years ago. The other scientists
    were NOT qualified to speak on that subject. The people replied with:
    "Numbers don't matter!" and "There's no limits", and the people were wrong! Every species has natural enemies that keep its numbers in check.
    The Laws of Nature supersede and overrule human laws!
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  • From Pro Plyd@21:1/5 to Matt Beasley on Tue Nov 28 21:31:37 2023
    Matt Beasley wrote:
    The scientists looking at our eco-footprint & projecting into the future called for Zero Population Growth 50 years ago. The other scientists
    were NOT qualified to speak on that subject. The people replied with: "Numbers don't matter!" and "There's no limits", and the people were wrong! Every species has natural enemies that keep its numbers in check.
    The Laws of Nature supersede and overrule human laws!

    So naturalists observe, the flea hath little fleas
    upon his back to bite'em. And little fleas hath
    lesser fleas, and so proceeds, ad infinitem.

    or words to that effect, usually attributed to
    Jonathan Swift

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  • From erik simpson@21:1/5 to Pro Plyd on Tue Nov 28 21:50:03 2023
    On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 8:36:53 PM UTC-8, Pro Plyd wrote:
    Matt Beasley wrote:
    The scientists looking at our eco-footprint & projecting into the future called for Zero Population Growth 50 years ago. The other scientists
    were NOT qualified to speak on that subject. The people replied with: "Numbers don't matter!" and "There's no limits", and the people were wrong!
    Every species has natural enemies that keep its numbers in check.
    The Laws of Nature supersede and overrule human laws!
    So naturalists observe, the flea hath little fleas
    upon his back to bite'em. And little fleas hath
    lesser fleas, and so proceeds, ad infinitem.

    or words to that effect, usually attributed to
    Jonathan Swift

    Turbulence: "Big whirls have little whirls that feed on their velocity; little whirls have
    lesser whirls & so on to viscosity" - Lewis Fry Richardson

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  • From *Hemidactylus*@21:1/5 to Matt Beasley on Wed Nov 29 15:01:48 2023
    Matt Beasley <[email protected]> wrote:
    The scientists looking at our eco-footprint & projecting into the future called for Zero Population Growth 50 years ago. The other scientists
    were NOT qualified to speak on that subject. The people replied with: "Numbers don't matter!" and "There's no limits", and the people were wrong! Every species has natural enemies that keep its numbers in check.
    The Laws of Nature supersede and overrule human laws!

    Nice appeal to nature there.

    Humans can gain understanding of nature and carve out more living room. We
    know now the way antigens affect the adaptive immune system and have
    developed vaccines with varying degrees of efficacy against our “natural enemies”. We as intentional agents have obligations toward ourselves and others to act for collective wellbeing. It is imperative to get vaccinated against measles, polio, and other pathogens to reduce suffering. Do you
    prefer the suffering of children as preventable diseases return with a vengeance as increasing numbers of parents become deluded idiots due to misanthropes with an agenda?

    I assume you are not posting this in an iron lung. Thank progress for that.

    Human laws should become much stricter on vaccination mandates. Full stop!

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