if you could stop world disease, would you?

[Nathan Struth]

I'm going to stop debating with you, you'll have to find it yourself that overpopulation exists. Why dont' you talk to someone who teaches biology. But no you look at wiki and think you know everything. I'm giving up on you. You've called my statements absurd and you're no longer creditiable

[Morgan_Freeman]

Quote by: Nathan Struth I'm going to stop debating with you,

Thank god.

Quote by: Nathan Struth you'll have to find it yourself that overpopulation exists. \

Don't hold your breath.

[Poseidon]

therre is such thing as overpopulation in an area put for the planet thgere is still a lot of room.............. (not that you guys care about my opinion).... just saying

[Sarah22]

If I could stop world disease, I wouldn't. What would the point be to live? Medical researchers would have nothing to research, doctors would have nothing to cure. Intelligent people who want to be doctors would need to opt for other jobs. Although lives would be saved and hearts would be mended, it would cause problems because they are guaranteed a disease-free life and might make people take their good health for granted-- Disease allows people to put their own lives in perspective.

[nm420]

The question of whether or not you would stop world disease contains as absurd a hypothetical as whether or not you would go back in time to kill Hitler, or some other silly fantastical notion. While we have made great strides forward in modern medicine, the idea that we could find a cure for every single disease that plagues the human population is laughable. I'm not saying it would be impossible, but our understanding of the world is much too primitive at this point in time to do anything but these thought experiments. And yet, if we did have the power to end disease of all kinds, it seems safe to say we would live in a world without overpopulation (real or imagined), or starvation, even war I may dare say.

But if we're talking about crazy hypotheticals in a world that is barely imaginable, sure, I would stop disease. And I'd end starvation, and war, and make the world join hands and sing and dance...

[Epistemologist]

Quote by: Poseidon there are several factors to consider, if there are no disease then there would be more people, then we would face over population, wich comes with low standarts of living, then, not enough food, so whe would face world famine. so is it really that good to end diseases? I know if diseases disapear thing would not necesarely go the way i am decriving, but still, natural causes of ding are keeping the popullation GROWING in a "moderate" way since ppl are born more often than ppl die. so what do you think?

Yes, I would stop all diseases if given a chance because at least we can control the other problems e.g. overpopulation. We should always try to eliminate those somewhat uncontrollable problems like the diseases, so we have an easier time.

Of course, we couldn't really eliminate all diseases, but I'm just theoretically speaking.

[Eclipse]

Meh. I would. Little less suffering and fear. There is lots of room here in Canada (Canada could fit in New York State just fine. Just don't burn our forests pls-k-thx) or Russia...hell there is lots of free space around and all the new people available to work would be able to construct new buildings to house the people. Research could be shifted to foods and planetary travel and intergalactic settlement if overpopulation does become a problem. It's not like overpopulation or lack of food would hit within the amount of time that would take. Is it possible to get nutrients without a bunch of consumption? Why I do believe that's a possibility.

Don't forget about all the hate that still needs to be settled. All these cured people might just go get themselves killed, by their initiative or not, and take a few surrounding people with them. War solves overpopulation quite nicely. Excuse my lack of sounding like I care.

Too bad preventing all diseases/viruses/conditions/etc is like trying to exterminate life; pretty damn hard unless you blow everything up. Maybe, just maybe, we'll accomplish the latter one day and all our problems will end.:(

[notworthabean]

nah, even if I could I wouldnt want to. plagues usually help keep the populaiton under control, at least till we get to outer space.

[Osborn F Enready]

The only way to END human disease is to end human existence.

I don't support that.

[pahl]

If i could magicaly make all disease dissapear so everyone lived until natural death or killed i would. Why not? Just make sure to impose control over births. Something like permits to have children.

[Gods_Mercenary]

We'd make up the boom in the population with deaths in war, so why not?

[pahl]

We'd make up the boom in the population with deaths in war, so why not?

Excatly, we would have more time to focus on wars. And lets face it, its more exiting to go out bullets flying, then in a crappy hospital

[Gregory]

Quote by: Poseidon there are several factors to consider, if there are no disease then there would be more people, then we would face over population, wich comes with low standarts of living, then, not enough food, so whe would face world famine. so is it really that good to end diseases? I know if diseases disapear thing would not necesarely go the way i am decriving, but still, natural causes of ding are keeping the popullation GROWING in a "moderate" way since ppl are born more often than ppl die. so what do you think?

i doubt this would hold true if disease were gotten rid of

[Morgan_Freeman]

Since when is disease a problem, anyway? Haven't we aleady cured everything. Heck, even cancer is cured now.

[Epistemologist]

Quote by: Poseidon therre is such thing as overpopulation in an area put for the planet thgere is still a lot of room.............. (not that you guys care about my opinion).... just saying

I do. I care.

Quote by: Sarah22 If I could stop world disease, I wouldn't. What would the point be to live? Medical researchers would have nothing to research, doctors would have nothing to cure. Intelligent people who want to be doctors would need to opt for other jobs. Although lives would be saved and hearts would be mended, it would cause problems because they are guaranteed a disease-free life and might make people take their good health for granted-- Disease allows people to put their own lives in perspective.

True, but there would still be other problems to solve.

Quote by: nm420 The question of whether or not you would stop world disease contains as absurd a hypothetical as whether or not you would go back in time to kill Hitler, or some other silly fantastical notion. While we have made great strides forward in modern medicine, the idea that we could find a cure for every single disease that plagues the human population is laughable. I'm not saying it would be impossible, but our understanding of the world is much too primitive at this point in time to do anything but these thought experiments. And yet, if we did have the power to end disease of all kinds, it seems safe to say we would live in a world without overpopulation (real or imagined), or starvation, even war I may dare say. But if we're talking about crazy hypotheticals in a world that is barely imaginable, sure, I would stop disease. And I'd end starvation, and war, and make the world join hands and sing and dance...

Of course, it's hypothetical. And the question can still be seen as practical, though, because it helps to reveal our opinions on some of these issues and our analysis of problems I guess.

[namguy69]

Quote by: Morgan_Freeman Overpopulation is a myth.

Maybe so, maybe not.

[Sarah22]

Quote by: Epistemologist True, but there would still be other problems to solve.

Of course there are going to be other problems to solve. That's a given.

[shawmutt]

if you could stop world disease, would you?

No. I would be out of a job.

[namguy69]

Quote by: Poseidon there are several factors to consider, if there are no disease then there would be more people, then we would face over population, wich comes with low standarts of living, then, not enough food, so whe would face world famine. so is it really that good to end diseases? I know if diseases disapear thing would not necesarely go the way i am decriving, but still, natural causes of ding are keeping the popullation GROWING in a "moderate" way since ppl are born more often than ppl die. so what do you think?

There would be plenty of food for the whole world if they'd quit going to outer space and focus on exploring the oceans. Plenty of good has came out of the space program but I think it's time to go the oceans.

You are correct, this world is way over populated.

[Gods_Mercenary]

We take care of it ourselves, in a couple decades we'll have a huge war, no more population problem!