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[vityokr]

Africa is giving nothing to anyone -- apart from AIDS



Interesting question - is it morally right to sacrifice 1 million lives today in order to save 5 million lives of their unborn children tomorrow?

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[oroszlan]

harsh but true

but why should it be all or nothing?

maybe some money that they spend on food can be spent on, i dont know, education? job creation?

i know that it is probably easier to sell "feed the children" charity than "lets educate the adults" but still... it s not all or nothing situation

[vityokr]

i think it's a Malthusian question - there either is enough resources for a given chunk of land to support its people or there isn't. education doesn't change that.

[oroszlan]

education can change reproductive habits (reducing birth rates and aids spreading) and increase productivity

[vityokr]

i have a more pessimistic view on it.