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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Bodoni MT" FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT"'>Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Bodoni MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Bodoni MT"'>I’m glad that you are on this list. I love to
disagree with you. Often cannot. Happy enough when I can – you are very
stimulating, and call up truth that is frequently forgotten, must be
remembered. Whether I agree with you entirely or not on a particular day, I
hope you are long on this <span class=GramE>list,</span> and long in this
world. I’m richer for your postings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Bodoni MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Bodoni MT"'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Bodoni MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Bodoni MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>EVERETT813@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 16, 2005
11:33 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Open Space - a
minimum? - efficacy of modern medicine</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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In a message dated 8/16/05 10:48:26 AM, duff@innergy.ca writes:<br>
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face=Geneva FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Paul,<br>
<br>
I'm a little concerned about the attacking voice of this posting. Especially
from one that appears to be a voice that is listened to on this list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Yes, it was probably too forceful.
Certainly not meant as attack. But was construed as such by at least
yourself. As for being listened to, well, that's not my impression,
believe me. I often feel like a voice completely out of sync with most on
this list.<br>
...............<br>
</span></i><br>
And a final consideration:<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'><br>
</span></i>We are now facing overwhelming overpopulation on a worldwide scale,
with the population continuing to grow at an alarming (and increasing) rate.
Much of this is due to the decline in mortality rates. While i am very affected
by human suffering and death, i must question whether it is actually a boon to
humankind to have such runaway growth. Certainly in animal populations such
unchecked growth results in decline and sometimes extinction of a species as
the resources it relies on disappear.<br>
<br>
I'm not stating hard opinions but rather raising questions to consider. In
fact, i wouldn't be alive myself without modern medicine as i was the 2nd Rh+
child of an Rh- mother and would have died without a transfusion.<br
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face=Geneva FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;
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duff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<i><span style='font-style:italic'>I believe you are stating opinions, and one
of them is that there are too many people around. I used to believe that
but no longer do. For complex philosophical and practical reasons I won't
deal with here on list. Suffice it to say that the animal populations do not
have thinking/reasoning brains to deal with their overpopulation, so the
analogy fails. The UN is busily reducing it's projections of population
growth because 'things are changing'. At least so a news item I read
recently said. <br>
<br>
I appreciate the references and will read them in the future. I am
however doubtful that man has done very little to increase life and its
abundance. There were people who survived the Plague, who survived polio,
etc., but many did not. I guess I come down on the side of those who
would have died without the polio vaccine, etc. But, don't fear, maybe
Ebola, or some other equally deadly disease, will solve the "problem"
of too many people. I sincerely hope medical science helps me not be part
of the solution. (btw, I've had three laser surgeries on my very myopic
eyes and would likely be blind now and unable to read this list, so I'm for
medicine.)<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Paul</span></i><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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