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

If you lived in Miami,FL in the 1950s and then went back now you would begin to see the problem. Here is a broadcast of the Diane Rehm show addressing the issue. Dr Paul Erlich, author of "The Population Bomb", is one of the participants. All I can say is I'm glad I'm an old guy on my way out.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Dr Paul Erlich, author of "The Population Bomb", is one of the participants.

Yikes, Jimmy. I have not read his book but in the little I've read of him, that guy scares me!

Taken from Wikipedia:


In his concluding chapter, Dr. Ehrlich offered a partial solution to the "population problem":

"(We need) compulsory birth regulation... (through) the addition of temporary sterilants to water supplies or staple food. Doses of the antidote would be carefully rationed by the government to produce the desired family size".^[9]

Sounds very Eugenic which gives me the shivers.

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Yikes, Jimmy. I have not read his book but in the little I've read of him, that guy scares me! Chris L

He scared a lot of people, including me, when he wrote his original book in the late '60s. His predictions didn't come to pass but he is still going strong with more books predicting dire consequences. I can only hope he is wrong again but it is a small planet.

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

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If you lived in Miami,FL in the 1950s and then went back now you would begin to see the problem. Here is a broadcast of the Diane Rehm show addressing the issue. Dr Paul Erlich, author of "The Population Bomb", is one of the participants. All I can say is I'm glad I'm an old guy on my way out.

Looking forward to going or no? See signature!!!