Global population exceeds Earth's regenerative capacity. How can this be fixed?
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From: Bowie
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That's all very true, and it's why I brought this up - 3rd world nations have high populations in relation to the size of the land, but having children is not only needed as added help for farm work, it's closely tied to religion as well. 1st and 2nd world nations are also responsible due to more consumption per capita, not only from their turf but from others as well. The U.S. population of ~280 million is relatively small in relation to the size of the country, but Americans consume more than any other in the world.
Making me live below my means isn't going to fix the problem. Do think how much harder your children will have to compete for dwindling rescources. And then there are your Grandchildren. Look at Real Estate prices! Bottled water costs more than gasoline!
Babies are cute and somehow we think that ours will be different.
Making me live below my means isn't going to fix the problem. Do think how much harder your children will have to compete for dwindling rescources. And then there are your Grandchildren. Look at Real Estate prices! Bottled water costs more than gasoline!
Babies are cute and somehow we think that ours will be different.
The older I get, the less I know.
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Originally posted by smccurry
I've always kind of thought of it that way too. Anytime a species gets too prosperous, some kind of epidemic will come along and pare it down. Technology has kept us ahead of the curve so far, but something has to give.
I've always kind of thought of it that way too. Anytime a species gets too prosperous, some kind of epidemic will come along and pare it down. Technology has kept us ahead of the curve so far, but something has to give.
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To paraphrase some of the arguments here:
People have been predicting the end of the world forever. It stands to reason that since it has not happened yet it's not going to. Same goes for oil. People predicted we'd run out ages ago and we haven't so we're not going to. Looking into the future and planning for it is not useful. We'd be better off ignoring it.
Sounds a bit silly to me.
By the way the UN is now predicting world population will peak below 12 billion before 2050 and then go into steady decline. Birthrates are falling almost everywhere. Things aren't all that bad (but we will run out of oil).
People have been predicting the end of the world forever. It stands to reason that since it has not happened yet it's not going to. Same goes for oil. People predicted we'd run out ages ago and we haven't so we're not going to. Looking into the future and planning for it is not useful. We'd be better off ignoring it.
Sounds a bit silly to me.
By the way the UN is now predicting world population will peak below 12 billion before 2050 and then go into steady decline. Birthrates are falling almost everywhere. Things aren't all that bad (but we will run out of oil).