Ethical Essay Unit four

Is population a problem?
I feel that the population in the world today is a problem to an extent. I feel that it is definately taking a toll on our world today. Our small towns are getting bigger, and we are running out of beautiful land. The big grassy field are turning into walmarts, Targets, and housing developments.
I don't really think that all the people are a problem, but the stuff that adds up with the more people that come into the world.

"There are several more issues. Population control enthusiasts often say that the U.S. should set a good example. However, the U.S. will not bring itself to do what might be required by countries with severe immediate population problems. For example, the US is unlikely to adopt the present Chinese policy of penalizing more than one child per family. Therefore, the U.S. could at most set an example of half-hearted measures. Nor would the US go for the laws recently passed in India.
It is argued that an American puts more of a strain on scarce resources than a person in an undeveloped country. Except for oil, there is no vital resource likely to become scarce in the forseeable future. Substitutes for oil will eventually be required, and they exist, e.g. hydrogen produced using nuclear energy. "

"Local Crowding
It occurs to me that psychologically akin to overpopulation is experiencing too many people in one's desired occupation. Many more people would like to be astronomers or movie actors or writers than the world is willing to support in those occupations. For some occupations, biographies tell us that it used to be a lot worse than it is today. Maybe people feeling crowded in their desired occupations tend to believe in overall overpopulation. "

I think that there is not enough land, for all the people that are coming into the world. I really do not know where I stand on the population, is it bad, is it good? The is an eithical question that must be faced. Although I feel that if it continues the world may have problems keeping up.