"May we live long and die out"

ABOUT THE MOVEMENT

• What is the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement?
• Are you really serious?
• Are some people opposed the VHEMT concept?
• What's new?
• How do I join?
• How do I order stickers, T-shirts, and stuff?
  

BIOLOGY AND BREEDING

• What's wrong with having babies? Don't you like babies?
• Aren't the wrong people making babies these days?
• I'm extra smart. Shouldn't I pass on my genes?
• What about the human instinct to breed?
• Do we have to stop having sex?
• Does VHEMT favor abortion?
• Will contraception lower birth rates?
  

DEATH

• Will new viruses, wars, famine, and toxic waste help the cause of human extinction?
• Are we all supposed to kill ourselves?
• Won't VHEMT die out when all its members die off?
• Is this another one of those suicide cults?
• Why don't you just kill yourself?
  

DEMOGRAPHY

• Birth rates are dropping all over the world. Isn't the "population bomb" a dud?
• If we only produce two children, doesn't that just replace ourselves?

ECOLOGY

• Is parenthood bad for Earth's ecology?
• What's the big deal about animals going extinct?
• Are humans the most important species on Earth?
• How do I gauge the depth of my ecology?
• Don't humans have a place in Nature?
• Isn't over-population just a human distribution problem? 
• Won't Mother Nature restore a balance if we get too over-populated?
• Why extinction? Why not just get our population down to a sustainable size?
  

ECONOMICS

• Does a growing economy require a growing population?
• Who will pay our social security when we're old?
• Is conservation the answer to resource depletion?
• Isn't over-population worse in poor countries?
• Is unequal distribution of wealth the cause of hunger rather than over-population?
• Is capitalism the main cause of environmental destruction? 
  

POLITICS

• Didn't Hitler have the same ideas?
• Does VHEMT support China's one-child policy?
• Should human migration be controlled to help Earth's ecosystems?
• Will smart growth preserve green space around urban areas?
• What about our right to breed?
  

PHILOSOPHY and RELIGION

• What good is a healthy biosphere if there are no humans around to enjoy it?
• Is there a typical path of progression to a VHEMT awareness?
• Will human extinction solve all of Earth's problems?
• If there were a magic button for extinction, would you press it?
• What will the world be like when population starts getting smaller?
• What will Earth be like without humans?
• Is voluntary human extinction possible?
• Isn't over population just a symptom of the problem rather than the cause?
• Are religions to blame for human over population?
• Earth's sun will burn out in a few billion years anyway, so what difference does it make?
  

SCIENCE FICTION and FANTASY

• Why can't new technological breakthroughs solve our problems?
• Without us, who would protect Earth from extraterrestrial threats like comets and asteroids?
• Why not clone extinct species from their DNA codes?
• Why not move excess human population to colonies on other planets?
• If we spread life to other planets, wouldn't there be more chance for it to survive?
  
  

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  Delightful animation shorts by Nina Paley.
  
  
  "The Stork" 3:00 min
  Little bundles of joy delivered by the mythical stork, with natural consequences.
  
  
  "The Wit and Wisdom of Cancer" 4:30 min.
  What would cancer cells say if they progressed to humanity's advanced level of consciousness?
  
  
  "Fertco" 3:00 min
  Fertility treatments with big box economy.
  
  

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  Responses to VHEMT from website visitors, with replies from Les:
  Agreements, Disagreements, Misunderstandings Vol 1 and Vol 2
  Random questions and answers
  
  Related links
  
  Links about VHEMT
  
  

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