Comments on: Technology, violence and the myth of progress http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/09/08/technology-violence-and-the-myth-of-progress/ let's activate something Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:33:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andy http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/09/08/technology-violence-and-the-myth-of-progress/#comment-20169 Andy Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:57:31 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=552#comment-20169 This is a good review of the film. I also highly recommend it. For those unable to purchase a copy, if you have a subscription to Netflix, you can get it from there. This is a good review of the film. I also highly recommend it. For those unable to purchase a copy, if you have a subscription to Netflix, you can get it from there.

]]> By: Bible Verses of the Day: The Seduction of Civilization » Young Anabaptist Radicals http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/09/08/technology-violence-and-the-myth-of-progress/#comment-19185 Bible Verses of the Day: The Seduction of Civilization » Young Anabaptist Radicals Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:55:18 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=552#comment-19185 [...] saying "our hearts are a perpetual factory of idols". I would expand that to say that the myth of progress is driven by the idolotrous imagination. We dream endlessly of new ways to not trust in God. The [...] […] saying "our hearts are a perpetual factory of idols". I would expand that to say that the myth of progress is driven by the idolotrous imagination. We dream endlessly of new ways to not trust in God. The […]

]]> By: Pete Murphy http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/09/08/technology-violence-and-the-myth-of-progress/#comment-18660 Pete Murphy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:09:58 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=552#comment-18660 You listed four limits. I'll give you another, one that no one else has contemplated. I am the author of a self-published book titled "Five Short Blasts: A New Economic Theory Exposes The Fatal Flaw in Globalization and Its Consequences for America." I think you may find this book to be very interesting because population density lies at the heart of this new economic theory. To make a long story short, as population density rises beyond some optimum level, per capita consumption of products begins to decline out of the need to conserve space. People who live in crowded conditions simply don’t have enough space to use and store many products. This declining per capita consumption, in the face of rising productivity (per capita output, which always rises), inevitably yields rising unemployment and poverty. For most people who see never-ending population growth as a problem, their concerns are rooted in a concern for the environment. Economists, on the other hand, shrug off such concerns, claiming that man is ingenious enough to overcome any obstacles to population growth. Resources can be used more efficiently and recycled, pollution can be abated, and so on. Making matters worse, they can’t envision how an economy can remain healthy without further population growth. So our government and business leaders hold fast to their “pro growth” approach. This book, however, finally offers the ultimate weapon for environmentalists and anyone concerned about population growth - a solid economic argument for a reduced population. It explains how everyone’s wallet is directly impacted by growth which has become cancerous, driving up unemployment and eroding their finances and quality of life. It’s written in plain language, not economic gibberish, and is aimed at average Americans. If you’re interested in learning more about this important new economic theory, I invite you to visit my web site at OpenWindowPublishingCo.com. There you can read the preface, join in the blog discussion and, of course, purchase the book if you like. (It's also available at Amazon.com.) Please forgive the somewhat “spammish” nature of the previous paragraph. I don't know how else to inject this new perspective into the debate about overpopulation without drawing attention to the book that explains the theory. Keep up your efforts to raise concern about our growing population problem. Pete Murphy Author, Five Short Blasts You listed four limits. I’ll give you another, one that no one else has contemplated. I am the author of a self-published book titled “Five Short Blasts: A New Economic Theory Exposes The Fatal Flaw in Globalization and Its Consequences for America.” I think you may find this book to be very interesting because population density lies at the heart of this new economic theory. To make a long story short, as population density rises beyond some optimum level, per capita consumption of products begins to decline out of the need to conserve space. People who live in crowded conditions simply don’t have enough space to use and store many products. This declining per capita consumption, in the face of rising productivity (per capita output, which always rises), inevitably yields rising unemployment and poverty.

For most people who see never-ending population growth as a problem, their concerns are rooted in a concern for the environment. Economists, on the other hand, shrug off such concerns, claiming that man is ingenious enough to overcome any obstacles to population growth. Resources can be used more efficiently and recycled, pollution can be abated, and so on. Making matters worse, they can’t envision how an economy can remain healthy without further population growth. So our government and business leaders hold fast to their “pro growth” approach.

This book, however, finally offers the ultimate weapon for environmentalists and anyone concerned about population growth - a solid economic argument for a reduced population. It explains how everyone’s wallet is directly impacted by growth which has become cancerous, driving up unemployment and eroding their finances and quality of life. It’s written in plain language, not economic gibberish, and is aimed at average Americans.

If you’re interested in learning more about this important new economic theory, I invite you to visit my web site at OpenWindowPublishingCo.com. There you can read the preface, join in the blog discussion and, of course, purchase the book if you like. (It’s also available at Amazon.com.)

Please forgive the somewhat “spammish” nature of the previous paragraph. I don’t know how else to inject this new perspective into the debate about overpopulation without drawing attention to the book that explains the theory.

Keep up your efforts to raise concern about our growing population problem.

Pete Murphy
Author, Five Short Blasts

]]> By: Daniel http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/09/08/technology-violence-and-the-myth-of-progress/#comment-18651 Daniel Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:48:05 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=552#comment-18651 Not to cause mass hysteria, but barring a major new oil find we hit peak world oil production around May of 2003. World oil production has been in slight decline ever since. Not to cause mass hysteria, but barring a major new oil find we hit peak world oil production around May of 2003. World oil production has been in slight decline ever since.

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