[impimp]

Axiom: It is better to be alive than to be dead.

Major threats to human existence and genetic death of the human race include: 1. Alien attack 2. Sun death 3. Major asteroid collision with Earth

But Freepers do not worry as I have a plan to protect against the events listed above. This plan is based on two necessary human achievements: 1. We must live and reproduce on other planets/moons/spacecraft. 2. We must advance technologically so that we can defend ourselves against an alien attack.

The necessary precondition to these achievements is massive technological growth. And technological growth is fueled by massive economic expansion. Massive economic expansion requires economic freedom and massive population growth. This population growth is necessary to have the economies of scale to allow tech entrepreneurs to engage in extra-planetary colonization and to build the necessary alien defenses.

Based on the above we need lower taxes and people to stop using contraception. The USA is critical to my plan. It is a beacon for economic freedom and opportunity. But we also need population growth and I am less optimistic about this part of my plan. How can our wealthy population decide to make their lives more challenging by having more kids. How can we convince people to heed God’s command to go forth and multiply?

[TomGuy]

Most of the TV/Movie alien invasions depend on us being attacked by hive creatures. That way, we can kill the queen and win.

If we are attacked by non-hive creatures, we are doomed.

[ifinnegan]

Shouldn't this be in breaking news?

[meadsjn]

The Number One threat to human lives on this planet is from collectivist and other totalitarian governments -- communism, socialism, fascism, Nazism, islam, liberalism, progressivism, Democrat-ism, and whatever other names they hide behind.

Space aliens would be hard pressed to slaughter 70 million human babies, or 50-100 million Chinese, or 30 Million Ukrainians, or 6 Million Jews, etc., etc.

[yesthatjallen]

How can we convince people to heed God’s command to go forth and multiply?

If we could find a means to neutralize liberalism we could solve many of our problems.

[BlackAdderess]

You aren’t going to be able to make everyone go off of birth control, but, if you want more people and more family stability then we have to go back to multigenerational families. The nuclear family might be convenient for industrialization but it is inherently unstable. Many hands make light work, and more time for baby making. It’s also more economical to share resources between the generations and makes it easier for young couples to get ahead.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The problem with massive technological advancement is that it will necessarily lead to the human race using some combination of genetic manipulation and cybernetics to transform humans into something other.

In order to fight off every possible advanced alien civilization we will have to become transhuman. We will end up becoming the authors of our own demise.

[Nifster]

Put the drink down and go to bed

[Hot Tabasco]

forth and multiply?

2x2 = 4

2x3 = 6

2x4 = 8