tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post2744815487918965292..comments2023-12-24T20:48:11.634+00:00Comments on Opinionated Vicar: Survival of the frailest: what will my community look like in 2020?David Keenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-90130704138782645032009-11-19T14:57:23.079+00:002009-11-19T14:57:23.079+00:00CR link fixed, thanks Matt.CR link fixed, thanks Matt.David Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-34454470099380281332009-11-19T14:56:15.032+00:002009-11-19T14:56:15.032+00:00Thanks for the comments, been away and failing to ...Thanks for the comments, been away and failing to get to grips with the wifi provision. <br /><br />Piece in the Times today on population control http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6922297.eceDavid Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-71032837963756553232009-11-18T11:23:37.811+00:002009-11-18T11:23:37.811+00:00Nothing to "grapple with" that I can see...Nothing to "grapple with" that I can see D, we evolved big brains which are capable of suppressing our Darwinian heritage and the forces of natural selection via technology and culture, that's what the last 10,000 years have been all about?<br /><br />Imagine if China and India were officially Catholic countries, would that be good or bad for our planet?Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-85206260793535517872009-11-18T00:03:17.536+00:002009-11-18T00:03:17.536+00:00Need to look carefully at these data, as the geogr...Need to look carefully at these data, as the geographical presentation ignores population density. Where I am (in Plymouth) the issue over the period is the rising birthrate but we are a pin-prick on the map compared with West Devon which has only 20% of the population of the city. Other major conurbations seem to be similar. To me, the main feature is the increasing gap between rural and Simon Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-49597275737703495512009-11-17T12:55:09.271+00:002009-11-17T12:55:09.271+00:00Your CR link is borked.Your CR link is borked.Matt Wardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326720801362744582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-74320851172279458492009-11-17T11:42:59.070+00:002009-11-17T11:42:59.070+00:00I don't see why choosing to limit one's fa...I don't see why choosing to limit one's family for environmental reasons is "secular" - quite the reverse; shows one is caring for God's world!Mrs Redboots (Annabel Smyth)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11270027663691257254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-11978790922930663692009-11-17T10:44:22.401+00:002009-11-17T10:44:22.401+00:00"I'd be interested to see whether the dat..."I'd be interested to see whether the data shows that it's secularism, or economic development, which has the strongest influence on the birthrate."<br /><br />Actually the evidence would point to neither being the case. For example, in 19th century France Catholic Brittany had a much higher birth rate than the Protestant areas (I forget the specific examples and I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-37974971674145182352009-11-17T09:37:16.623+00:002009-11-17T09:37:16.623+00:00There are many young people throughout the world w...There are many young people throughout the world who yearn for a better life in this country. Maybe we should let them in.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001311824867149994noreply@blogger.com