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Eliminating Death -- Part 4 -- The Overpopulation Argument -- Video
Mr. Stolyarov refutes yet another argument commonly leveled at proponents of indefinite life – namely, the claim that if human lifespans are greatly extended, the Earth will become overpopulated and will run out of resources. Mr. Stolyarov counters by pointing out that birth rates in industrialized and industrializing countries have been on a consistent decline and that there is no reason why this should not continue when humans live indefinitely. Indefinite life will, however, be able to prevent any kinds of economically harmful population declines as might occur if the birth rate is consistently below the replacement rate. Moreover, the idea that humans can ever “run out” of resources presupposed a false equation of resources with material stuff. Resources, however, require the ability of the human mind to put them to use; what is a pollutant or nuisance in one era may become a resource in the next. Therefore, our resource base is actually likely to expand as our technology progresses and people live longer.
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G. Stolyarov II is an actuary, science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content and is one of Associated Content's Page View Millionaires. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. You can watch his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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Learn about Mr. Stolyarov's novel, Eden against the Colossus, here.Read Mr. Stolyarov's comprehensive treatise, A Rational Cosmology, explicating such terms as the universe, matter, space, time, sound, light, life, consciousness, and volition, here.