Re:For the first time there's more people worldwide aged 65+...
by neokantian on Thursday May 02, 2019 @12:54PM
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Well, if it is the result of birth rates below the replacement level, the question is: Is it uberhaupt possible to later on bring these birth rates up again? There will still be a need to replace the entire population every 75 years. If the only way is down, for the birth rate, and it looks like it is, it means that entire populations are going to die out. Now, this could indeed be "a good thing long term", but some people may feel that it is not. Debatable ...
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Re:For the first time there's more people worldwide aged 65+...
by drak0n1c on Thursday May 02, 2019 @02:10PM
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In a future with far fewer natural births, and much more automation, it could be possible to fund large scale IVF creation of babies carried to term by paid/volunteer surrogates, or artificial surrogates. I could see both secular and religious motivations for such a program.
The raising of such children in stable family units or non-dysfunctional academies would probably be a bigger challenge than the birthing program.