od Ober u Sub Dec 14, 2002 11:09 am
Moyers: What happens to the idea of the dignity of the human species if population growth continues at its present rate?
Asimov: Democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn't matter if someone dies. The more people there are the less one individual matters.