Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > The world does not have enough resources to provide > our normal life-style for everybody. To live the way the average person > lives in our western society requires that approximately 3/5th of the > world's population remains in poverty. Here are some useful books on the subject: How Many People Can the Earth Support http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393314952/o/qid=976233445/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_3/107-0725418-0328526 A Concise History of World Population http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0631204555/ref=sim_books/107-0725418-0328526 Basically, the population debate is polarized into two camps, which may be broadly categorized as the followers of Thomas Malthus (zero population growth crowd) and the followers of Adam Smith (no limits to growth crowd). (There's nothing like a dead economist to stir up controversy, eh?) As a Christian, I have some strong disagreements with both groups, which basically ignore God completely in their presuppositions. For me to simply accept either camp's presuppositions uncritically would contradict my own belief in the providence of God. But regardless of one's position, both of the above books are among the more balanced introductions to the subject currently in print. There is at least one group in Japan which recycles pianos (decent ones, not clinkers fit only for the scrap heap) for donation to schools, orphanages, etc. in third world countries. (I don't know how well they are maintained at the final destination -- anyone know about the status of piano maintenance in third world countries?) Are there similar organizations in North America, Europe or Australia?
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