Thread: Overpopulation....a threat or a myth?

I thought that's what fluoride was?

Hard to make that sort of stuff happen
wiener-soft-water and all


plus if I found out some politician had a hand in sterilizing me I would put his head on a stick


I agree that population is a problem though
J curve and all

There was a claim some time ago (the 80s?) that there were more people alive, than had previously lived and died throughout all of mankind's existence. I'm not sure if it was true, but it was probably not far off. It's quite a mind-boggling fact to ponder. One thing's for sure. You can't have mankind's population continue to grow exponentially, something has to give. Either we'll have (more) starvation or wars or something else to limit us. Self-control sure isn't doing the job!

Take a look at this:

Originally Posted by JMS

Take a look at this:

Take a look at this (exponential growth):


Now combine that kind of growth with the population density on your map. Doesn't look quite so empty any more, does it?

Overpopulation is a problem, for sure. However methods to CONTROL population are even worse, they simply do not work.

I am a great believer in the idea that people should be left to it, and events will occur that wipe people out. That's how it's meant to be.

dunno what happened there.

Originally Posted by Rajagra

Take a look at this (exponential growth):


Now combine that kind of growth with the population density on your map. Doesn't look quite so empty any more, does it?

Whos guess work is that?

Originally Posted by gregs656

dunno what happened there.

I liked what you said before you edited it.

Originally Posted by JMS

Whos guess work is that?

It isn't guess work, it's a plain, simple illustration of exponential growth. All exponential growth looks like that with appropriate scaling.

Overpopuplation is a myth. And that's coming from someone in per square km the most populated country in the world.