Problem 4
Explain why you agree or disagree with the following propositions: a. Stabilizing population is not desirable because, without more consumers, economic growth would stop. b. The world will never run out of resources because we can use technology to find substitutes and to help us reduce resource waste. c. We can shrink our ecological footprints while creating beneficial environmental impacts.
Problem 5
When you read that the average American consumes 30 times more resources than the average citizen of India, are you skeptical, indifferent, concerned, or angry about this fact? Can you think of something that you and others could do to address this problem?
Problem 6
When you read that at least 19,000 children of ages 5 and younger die each day (13 per minute) from preventable malnutrition and infectious disease, what is your response? Can you think of something that you and others could do to address this problem?
Problem 7
Explain why you agree or disagree with each of the following statements: (a) humans are superior to other forms of life; (b) humans are in charge of the earth; (c) the value of other forms of life depends only on whether they are useful to humans; (d) all forms of life have a right to exist; (e) all economic growth is good; (f) nature has an almost unlimited storehouse of resources for human use; (g) technology can solve our environmental problems; (h) I don’t have any obligation to future generations; and (i) I don’t have any obligation to other forms of life.
