discrimination of atheists

[eppie]

But this is a known phenomenon for years isn't it. People in poorer coutries reproduce more. If the country is poor enough many of the children will not reach adulthood but if such a country starts developing there will indeed be a huge poplation growth.

Some of the studies I have read over the past ten years show a correlation between child per fertile woman and education. As the latter grows, the former tends to shrink.

In rich western countries there is no need for getting 4 or 5 children or even more, and because we have time to think about things we also think it is better not to have so many children. (even though overpopulation is not influenced much by birthrates in the west).

I think you are using post hoc reasoning there, eppie.

But I mean saying were stupid because we don't reproduce enough seems to me a bit strange.

I didn't say stupid. What I question is the cultural norms and assumptions that that do not look further into the future than the current generation.

But just reproducing more is nothing more than a ponzi scheme.

It appears to be a standard behavior of life forms. Not sure what you are getting at there.

Nowhere have I said this is not a standard behaviour.
What I am getting at is that starting to get more babies now to make sure there are nough workers to take care of us when we are old is a ponzy scheme.....because what will does babies have when they are old? Do we keep increasing exponentially our earths population?

I don't think that would be a good idea.
Population increase can end in two ways; 1 countries like the rich western ones decrease there population like what is happening in Japan for example. This requires some intelligent economic politics to make sure noone is left without money.
2: war (this is the most likely end because it has in the past always worked like this.....once there were too many people for too little found and resources there would be war.

I just hope we can be smart enough and go for option 1.