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Originally Posted by Sonist
Hm, I'd suggest you re-read the quote you included in your post.
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Thanks for pointing this out to me -- in re-reading my post, I realize it could have sounded inflamatory. However, I generally don't flame, and I actually meant this as a question not a challenge to the OP.
I'm someone who isn't afraid to admit my ignorance. I had these facts handy because I've been looking at the changing population patterns and trying to puzzle out societal trends and their implications. For example, I suspect that Germany will need to make major adjustments if population drops 30%. Probably increased automation and self-service at retail and a large influx of 'guest workers' to handle many low level jobs.
So I am interested in hearing what others have to say on this. My purpose in giving the specific facts was to steer the information that I might see back from others. I really wasn't trying to bash the OP
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Specifically, I don't necessarily see a specific political or religious pattern to where the growth is occurring. There do appear to be socio-economic forces at work with richer, more educated people having fewer kids. However, I'm not up on the various religions active in different countries nor on their stance towards family planning.
Let's take India. I think Hindu is one of their major religions? But are they primarily a Hindu nation or is there a large component of non-religious folks? What are the Hindu religious pressures towards family size? Political pressures in India?
Similarly, I believe many of the countries are Muslim-orientated. What is the Muslim attitude? What religion/politics predominate in Ethiopia, which is expected to be one of the fastest growing countries?
Actually, the only bloc that I have a handle on is the U.S. Hispanic population where I believe that Catholicism is a significant force and I am aware of the beliefs of Catholicism with regard to family planning.