Damien S. wrote:
>> >... Of course, there might be good practical reasons for
>> >limiting population growth, but in general I would say: the more, the
>> >better (even if it would somewhat lower the average quality of life).
>
>Urmm. I don't think I'd say that. The utilitarian argument for having more
>people is to have more problem solvers; fewer better off people might be
>better than a bunch of not so well off people.
I thought the utilitarian argument for having more people is that those
people would enjoy their lifes, even if that doesn't improve your life.
Robin Hanson
hanson@econ.berkeley.edu http://hanson.berkeley.edu/
RWJF Health Policy Scholar, Sch. of Public Health 510-643-1884
140 Warren Hall, UC Berkeley, CA 94720-7360 FAX: 510-643-8614
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