Overpopulation key to all our woes
The link between heat and anger — people are hotheads, fired up or steamed up, or they keep their cool — is so deeply embedded that it has gone mostly unquestioned. But it is increasingly a subject for psychologists and other social scientists concerned about the implications of a world in which 108 degrees may no longer be exceptional.
Except for volcanic eruptions, every emergency on Earth is now related to or aggravated by the presence of more people than conditions can bear. Don't spare the religious leaders, who have stood in the way of allowing sensible solutions to the overpopulation problem. Also note, that without over 40 million abortions per year (about half performed in areas where they are illegal and unsafe), world population today would exceed 10 billion.
Clearly, allowing women to control their fertility is essential to working our way through these problems.
I give high marks to Tim Martin for his understanding that there's no "invisible wizard in the sky." But I think he's a bit naive when it comes to understanding what's happening to Mother Earth's environment. (Gas guzzlers, clear-cutting, etc.) Really? Do I hear a distant rumbling of Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh?
Larry Jones, Arcata