[Saith]

Originally Posted by immovablestone

That question answers itself. The plan should be for most to NOT have kids before they die... The quality of the species should come first.

I'm a huge proponent of selective breeding. Development of sterilization/re-fertilization technologies, population control numbers, standards both economic and physiological, etc...

It's the only way, people can't control themselves, and won't, because very few can grasp how their actions affect others.

It won't change, either, until the general theme and drives behind civilized life become something other than easy access to personal satisfaction...

And that is also a horrific view.

Infant natality rates in third world countries are such that if each person doesn't have many children the population will shrink rapidly.

You're talking about depopulating a very significant portion of the earth's habitable surface.