Discussion in Aardvark forums (particularly this one) prompted me to make more comment here.
The premise of the argument that I'm commenting on is that man (as in humankind) would not have to make any compromises if there was space enough for all people that inhabited that space.
My argument is that 'man' will (over)fill whatever space they have. Breeding is a natural process and if man is comfortable where and when they are then breeding is to be expected. Thus, whatever space we inhabit is going to be filled by man. This is precluding any other influences that may prevent the filling of that space e.g. pandemic disease, war.
Man is one of the few organisms alive that has not yet learned true balance. Other animals will fit in with their environment whereas man will try and fit the environment to man's (what I consider selfish) needs.
Once man learns to be less selfish and can appreciate the goodness of helping their fellow man then we will all be better off.
T'is better to give than to receive - this has never held such significance as we head towards a day of reckoning (I'll explain this better when I fully understand what I mean by it :-) )
