Monday, June 06, 2005

Fertile Equations


  1. If v is viable fertility, then
    v = pt - h + i
    where

    • p = procreative sex
    • t = timing
    • h = hindrance (i.e. contraception)
    • i = interventions (adoption, surrogacy, artificial insemination, etc.)

  2. If r1, r2 are human resources, and r1 = {m, f}, where

    • m = male
    • f = female

      then
      r2 = -a(r1)
      where

      • a = sexual attraction
        • -1 = homosexual
        • +1 = heterosexual

        and only if

        • m = -f
        • f = -m

  3. If c = children, then
    c = v ( r1 + r2)
I leave the proofs as an exercise for the reader.

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