Overpopulation

[Sean K]

Possibly the greatest issue for our generation.

When do we accept that rampant population growth will destroy us?

Even Bini knows.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...obel-peace-prize/story-e6frfmqi-1226561828041

 

[white_goodman]

Possibly the greatest issue for our generation.

When do we accept that rampant population growth will destroy us?

Even Bini knows.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...obel-peace-prize/story-e6frfmqi-1226561828041

humans and their constant need for crusades...

by default you would have to be anti foreign aid specifically to Africa (which I agree with)

 

[basilio]

Give it a break White.

Is the wordl in such a great shape that any and every effort to improve it has to be labelled a "crusade"

That was an excellent essay by Bindi. Certainly opens up a conversation on how overpopulation is one of the big issues that is challenging our environment.

 

[CanOz]

Give it a break White.

Is the wordl in such a great shape that any and every effort to improve it has to be labelled a "crusade"

That was an excellent essay by Bindi. Certainly opens up a conversation on how overpopulation is one of the big issues that is challenging our environment.

Agree...


I'm not a doomsayer by any means, and i believe the human race is capable of overcoming almost any challenge. Overpopulation is however, a grave concern for humanity. There is allot of suffering due to this issue.

CanOz

 

[Sean K]

There probably are solutions, but we're not looking. In fact, world government and economic policy continues to encourage more children.

The hockey stick graph we really should be worried about.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation

 

[prawn_86]

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WOuld have liked to have been long on that trade...

I honestly do not thin that anything will be done about overpopulation as it is those of us in a comfortable position trying to tell others who are less fortunate how to behave. They need children not only on a genetic basis, but also due to societal pressure as well as providing for them as they grow old as their government health/retirment packages wont.

Unless you can get a unified World government nothing will ever be done, or anything that is will be pointless

 

[white_goodman]

Give it a break White.

Is the wordl in such a great shape that any and every effort to improve it has to be labelled a "crusade"

That was an excellent essay by Bindi. Certainly opens up a conversation on how overpopulation is one of the big issues that is challenging our environment.

no finding issues that you dont understand and precede to proclaim as the greatest threat to humanity or whatever is a crusade...

go re-read Malthus and refer to whats happened in history, look at the western worlds birth rates, look at the major areas of population growth in the next 50 years projected, Kuznets curves..

then come back and report findings

also under this assumption of overpopulation, people arent subject to market prices, economic scarcity does not exist (which is funny), technology is in stasis..

 

[sydboy007]

I'm expecting mother nature to come up with a solution.

Dengue fever has gone from nothing to practically all over the world in 50 years. nasty virus too. 4 strains and building up immunity to 1 makes u far more susceptible to the others.

We're well over due to a good influenza pandemic. I shudder to think how the world will cope with JIT manufacturing and the massive inter dependency we have on each other. Countries wanting to shut their borders, yet they need to trade to keep a modern functional society.

I would say it will be access to fresh water that limits human populations the most. We'r hitting the limits already.

 

[white_goodman]

I would say it will be access to fresh water that limits human populations the most. We'r hitting the limits already.

assuming no major technological breakthroughs id say yes.. and resource scarcity is why population growth has limits

 

[white_goodman]

 

[Sean K]

The graph shows that the human population has grown from 1.5 to 9.5 billion in 150 years. That might be OK for ants.

 

[white_goodman]

The graph shows that the human population has grown from 1.5 to 9.5 billion in 150 years. That might be OK for ants.

surely you just extrapolate that out and assume we will all be giving birth on top of ourselves...

China's population will be under 1billion in the next 50-100 years.. exponential growth isnt a certainty

 

[MrBurns]

Dont sweat it, a good war or epidemic usually takes care of it.

 

[Some Dude]

Dont sweat it, a good war or epidemic usually takes care of it.

Or asteroid, ask the dinosaurs

 

[MrBurns]

Or asteroid, ask the dinosaurs

Exactly Mother Nature takes care of these things because we sure can't

 

[Gringotts Bank]

80,000,000 population growth each year. 80 million!

Hilarious!!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but does this not spell disaster?

 

[Gringotts Bank]

80 million is nearly 4 times Australia's total population.

Four new Australias every year added to the planet!!

China

 

[bellenuit]

Four new Australias every year added to the planet!!

Does that mean 4 Julia Gillards. That would be hell.

You might be interested in this TED talk which suggests that world population will stabilise at around 10 Billion. What is interesting is the changes in birth rates in muslim populations. Not what we often think.

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies.html

 

[FlyingFox]

Does that mean 4 Julia Gillards. That would be hell.

You might be interested in this TED talk which suggests that world population will stabilise at around 10 Billion. What is interesting is the changes in birth rates in muslim populations. Not what we often think.

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies.html

Yeah I think that is what UN projections are saying. Also most of the increase will come from the African continent.

As stupid as it sounds, we will more likely have issues due to lack of population growth than due to overpopulation.

Most developed countries have and even few developing countries e.g China have passed their economic dividend levels i.e their working population as a proportion of total population has peaked.

 

[FlyingFox]

Does that mean 4 Julia Gillards. That would be hell.

You might be interested in this TED talk which suggests that world population will stabilise at around 10 Billion. What is interesting is the changes in birth rates in muslim populations. Not what we often think.

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies.html

Great talk btw. Highly recommended.