HeadingNorth Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 It probably wouldn't be hereditary. Infertility is never hereditary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Infertility is never hereditary... Would that not depend on what causes the infertility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 It probably wouldn't be hereditary. Epidemics (and even pandemics) tend not to affect everybody. If an infertility pandemic affected 40% of the world's population (and that would be a rather greater number than any pandemic previously encountered) it would reduce the earth's population - but the reduction would be temporary and nobody would actually die. The population of the planet today is somewhat in excess of 7 billion people. 100 years ago it was 1.65 billion. I wonder whether people at that time thought the planet was underpopulated? How did humanity survive with only 1.65 billion people? Wasn't there a real risk the planet would run out of humans? 100 years ago a billion meant a million million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 100 years ago a billion meant a million million. What's that got to do with anything? - I didn't write the post 100 years ago. The billion in 1.65 billion - the figure for the population in 1912 - is the same billion as in 7 billion - the approximate figure for the population today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Would that not depend on what causes the infertility? No. If you are infertile, by definition, it means you cannot have children ... so you cannot pass anything on to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 No. If you are infertile, by definition, it means you cannot have children ... so you cannot pass anything on to them. Endometriosis can be treated and still become a fertility problem with the next generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsEyes4Eva Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 If that was the case the tax payer breathes a sigh of relief at not having to pay for other peoples children, like that other person said it`s the dregs of society breeding children they cannot afford. It would not be a bad thing it would give this country a break that is part of the reason this country is in the state it`s in due to societies irresponsiblility and lazy attitude towards working and providing for your own children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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