Café Inquiry (Online) – Myths About Overpopulation

This event is held online. (Click the button to join the Zoom meeting.)

For this month’s Café Inquiry Online we’re taking another look at overpopulation as we discuss a recent Free Inquiry article, “Myths about Overpopulation”, by systems biologist Peter Uetz. Access the article here. Here is a PDF of a chart that failed to load in the article under the Myth 2 section. The impact excess population has on the planet is controversial. While some think it’s a huge problem requiring active solutions, others believe it will solve itself as the population stabilizes, and that falling birthrates create more problems than they solve. For further background, here is a PDF of the Milton Saier article referenced in the new article. And here is an article from Vox that takes a different, dissenting point of view. Join us ONLINE and share your thoughts as we try to find some clarity on this important and contentious issue.

Café Inquiry starts with a short introduction of the day’s topic, followed by casual discussion.

This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected.

Attendees are able to future propose topics which would align with Michigan Humanist’s purpose: from atheism, agnosticism, humanism, secularism, and freethinking to broader subjects in science and humanities, such as religion, philosophy, social issues, politics, evolution, morality, ethics, and psychology.

Café Inquiry (Grand Rapids) meets each month IN PERSON on the second and ONLINE on the fourth Sunday.

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