Reading about polluted fishfarms in China amidst the growing demand for fish brings us back to the same old problem. Of course we want to eat fish — it’s a great form of protein, low in calories and filled with tons of Omega 3s. I wouldn’t want to discourage anyone from eating fish. The problem is, there are just too many of us humans. Overpopulation is the scourge of the world. We are the cancer growing on this planet.

The very first act of the George Bush administration was to cancel financial aid to international family planning clinics that endorsed any birth control method besides abstinence. Rising unwanted pregnancy statistics in our own country show us how well that approach is working! And yes, the same regs were passed here.

The Bible (Genesis 1:28) advises that we “be fruitful and multiply.” If you accept the Bible as the word of God, despite the fact that it was scribed by a bunch of different guys who all got their info through the grapevine over a period of decades, what makes anyone think this refers to procreation? Maybe it means multiply how many vegetables you plant. Maybe it means, multiply the number of good works you do in a day. These are acts that are incredibly fruitful.

But we’ve got to stop making so many new humans. Fish-eating humans. Cow-eating humans. Some day, at this rate, human-eating humans?