# Dangerous Ideas (Because They Might Be True)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 29, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerous-ideas-because-they-might-be-true/973994 "2022-10-29T22:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerous-ideas-because-they-might-be-true/973994/2 "2022-10-29T22:38:23Z")

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I posited (and then later discovered that sf writer David Brin had independently come up with the same concept) that birth control may be ultimately self-defeating; that it will eventually select for people who want to breed. Discussion here: [Is birth control ultimately self-defeating? - #33 by Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-birth-control-ultimately-self-defeating/322056/33)

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