Why curing cancer is a bad idea

[Darkness ZXW]

2. Try spreading $100 among your school so that everyone can have lunch for a month

you couldn't do that before..?

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[Mega-Bear]

birth control does not work 100% and people are not careful.

Well no stuff. It's just an idea, there's bound to be a plethora of other more humane ways of keeping the Earth from being too crowded.

People are encouraging enough as it is

Haha not at all. You have any idea how many pro-life fanatics are out there? How many people boycott the use of birth control in general?

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Cancer isn't a disease. Nature can't make stronger cancer.

And cancer doesn't have any noticeable effect on world population. Not to mention populations are starting to level out, expected to peak at 9 billion I believe and then begin slowly declining.

This is a terribly stupid proposal and a terribly stupid thread.

[Fracture]

You have any idea how many pro-life fanatics are out there? How many people boycott the use of birth control in general?

Just a bunch of idiots.

[Muzzles56]

"We shouldnt cure cancer because we already have enough people on earth"
You do realize that cancer isnt the only thing that kills people, right?

Yeah, no stuff. It is a large contributor. a VERY large contributor to death

Muzzles I hope you're not part of the Westboro family. :u

No, I can just see things differently to many people

but my doge died of cancer ;~;

So did my father, yet, here we are

[Cybersix]

elaborate

Not everyone who gets cancer dies.
People dying won't solve any economic problems.

Cancer is nature's way of trying to stop overpopulation and humans need to stop fighting nature.

No, that would be the mosquito. We've been against nature since we emerged from Africa.

Basically, curing cancer will increase overpopulation, putting more countries and people in poverty, which can result in death and higher debts.

Not necessarily true, it could be the opposite. More people alive means more people spending money, and infrastructure will adapt around this.

[Blooker]

My pitchfork was lowered for approximately 12.3 seconds.
I had a friend whose mother had cancer. She was a kind woman who so sadly and cruely died of luekemia 3 years ago. She is sorely missed by my family amongst many other people. OP may be right about over population but funnily enough that's not the only problem that many people suffer from this terrible illness.

[Hectic II]

This is a terribly stupid proposal and a terribly stupid thread.

Pretty much

[Mega-Bear]

Just a bunch of idiots.

Yep.

[Muzzles56]

More people alive means more people spending money, and infrastructure will adapt around this.

More people alive means more people saving money because there is less money people will have on average

My pitchfork was lowered for approximately 12.3 seconds.
I had a friend whose mother had cancer. She was a kind woman who so sadly and cruely died of luekemia 3 years ago. She is sorely missed by my family amongst many other people. OP may be right about over population but funnily enough that's not the only problem that many people suffer from this terrible illness.

My father died from cancer. I watched him suffer and watched him lie on his deathbed. I have been through the same pain, more than you. Yet, my opinion is here and it will not change

[TrollBoat]

I bet the OP just saw "I am Legend".

[snozola]

Actually this was argued by Robert Malthus in 1798.  Not your stupid cancer thing.  He argued that the rapid population increase would cuase exuastion of resources. 

However his initial priority of this problem was lessen since it became not as much as a problem.  No one ever looks at the fact that a larger population not only means more people, but more minds.  More minds to solve the problems that come with "overpopulation".

Yes, I believe curing cancer is a great if not important idea.

[Hectic II]

Actually I bet if ever a scientist did discover a cure for cancer, they'd realize just how famous they would be for doing so. Hands down they'd at least win a Noble Prize. It'd be a pretty big deal and accomplishment for the world of science.


It's not like finding a cure for the common cold, that would be economically stupid.

[snozola]

Actually I bet if ever a scientist did discover a cure for cancer, they'd realize just how famous they would be for doing so. Hands down they'd at least win a Noble Prize. It'd be a pretty big deal and accomplishment for the world of science.


It's not like finding a cure for the common cold, that would be economically stupid.

It would allow aliens to invade us!

War of the Worlds reference...

[Muzzles56]

Actually this was argued by Robert Malthus in 1798.  Not your stupid cancer thing.  He argued that the rapid population increase would cuase exuastion of resources.  

However his initial priority of this problem was lessen since it became not as much as a problem.  No one ever looks at the fact that a larger population not only means more people, but more minds.  More minds to solve the problems that come with "overpopulation".

Yes, I believe curing cancer is a great if not important idea.

more minds that will not share the cure, as the lack of money cannot get them an education