[Megan]

Well, I have a preference for democratic government over despotic rule, so I think education is the answer for the overpopulation miseries.

EDIT: How shall we punish mothers for having babies--put them in jail and build huge orphanages? Or...?

Religion is a very difficult hurdle because it holds people in chains of fear.

Sure, it would be great if everyone were really, really conscious, but you can't get blood out of a turnip, and many, if not most, of us have come up in abusive situations and it takes years, decades really, to even figure out what hit us, much less get on solid footing. Lots of unfortunate babies get born meanwhile.

So yeah, we can pin moral labels on things, and yeah, people are responsible for their actions, but people need to live their way in to consciousness, they can't really take quantum leaps.

Being around people who are conscious does help people to make quantum leaps, but how many people like that are there, really?

Back to education....