Our Society Reimagined 2024 – Population and Birth Rates
Our Society Reimagined is a four-week discussion series that brings community members together to explore timely domestic issues that shape our modern society. Participants are given reading materials that will be used as background for lively, moderated discussions each week. Using the practice of civil dialogue, moderators will facilitate conversations that will help participants gain perspective on the underlying values and ideas that we hold as individuals and as a society and will explore how these tenets shape our lives.
The 2024 series will take place in person on our Aspen Meadows campus from 6:00-8:00 pm MT on four consecutive Wednesdays, October 16-November 6. Tom Morrison and Clint Kinney will return to moderate the series.
Fee: $195, includes all sessions, refreshments, and reading materials. You can register here.
Wednesday, October 23
Population and Birth Rates
Declining birth rates in the developed world may not sustain populations or economies. For example, Japan’s population could shrink by 80% over three generations. Should we worry about the economic consequences, or view fewer people as a positive for the environment? Should society promote having children as a responsibility, or leave it as a personal choice? Some governments have tried, with little success, to encourage higher birth rates. What role should immigration play in addressing this issue? Should governments intervene in managing birth rates, and if so, how?