World's Population is 7 billion

Why are you blaming the third world countries for the problems of the West. The West is where we consume much more resources than the third world ever will. And isn't it us that destroy ecosystems just to get some paper to write on?ossama224

[QUOTE="ossama224"]Why are you blaming the third world countries for the problems of the West. The West is where we consume much more resources than the third world ever will. And isn't it us that destroy ecosystems just to get some paper to write on?kuraimen

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

I'm an American. It's what we do. Stick our noses in things :P

You're right, it's not MY problem. But, it is a BIG probelm that could eventually affect everyone. THEN it would be my business.

Thanks for that statement that had absolutely...nothing to do with this topic.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

Google it. I'm not your source finder. I may have had my numbers a little high though. I've read numbers as low as 300 million to 500 million.

Either way, it did help some.

Optical_Order

No. You're making the specific claim. It's not my task to support your claim.

Fine. Stay ignorant.

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

No. You're making the specific claim. It's not my task to support your claim.

kuraimen

Fine. Stay ignorant.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

Google it. I'm not your source finder. I may have had my numbers a little high though. I've read numbers as low as 300 million to 500 million.

Either way, it did help some.

No. You're making the specific claim. It's not my task to support your claim.

Fine. Stay ignorant.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

Google it. I'm not your source finder. I may have had my numbers a little high though. I've read numbers as low as 300 million to 500 million.

Either way, it did help some.

Optical_Order

No. You're making the specific claim. It's not my task to support your claim.

Fine. Stay ignorant.

Before calling me ignorant you need to educate yourself on a little concept known as "burden of proof".

Edit: Frame Dragger beat me to it.

[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

Not if there was just a limit. Kind of like China.

Sooo you're thinking that these third world countries are going to start reasoning with themselves and stop having children? Gimme a break.

Before calling me ignorant you need to educate yourself on a little concept known as "burden of proof".

Edit: Frame Dragger beat me to it.

worlock77

To quote Ghandi: " there is ENOUGH for everybody"s need , but NOT enough for anybody"s GREED"

To quote Ghandi: " there is ENOUGH for everybody"s need , but NOT enough for anybody"s GREED"

CHANCESUNDANCE

I know im gonna get **** for this but, what on Gods green earth are we doing in Africa? The problem isn't so much disease or food shortages its the fact that they keep having sex and ****** out babies. There's a chart that i have to find that shows that industrilized countries have slow to non existant growth rate. Poor countries have enormous birth/growth rates. Thats where the problem lies. Everyone says how we need to contribute to more food and medicine in Africa, How about we tell them to stop ******ing so much eh? That would alleviate the problem a bit. DroidPhysX

I just think it just needs to become more like China with the "only 1 child" rule. Not just Africa, everywhere else.

It amazes me to think that only 80 years ago the population was only 131 million.

If the population really starts to become a problem, threatening the survival of the human species. Our governments will most likely start to sacrifice their citizens for the greater good.

It amazes me to think that only 80 years ago the population was only 131 million.

19elderscroll86

It amazes me to think that only 80 years ago the population was only 131 million.

19elderscroll86

The population of the United States was around that 80 years ago. The population of the world was over two billion at that point.

I call bull**** on that 7 billion, they can't possibly know how many people are on this planet. I'm pretty dam sure they aren't keeping count in africa and other 3rd-world-countries.DJ-PRIME90

They can estimate it pretty closely, believe it or not.

If the population really starts to become a problem, threatening the survival of the human species. Our governments will most likely start to sacrifice their citizens for the greater good.

GD-1369211121

[QUOTE="DJ-PRIME90"]I call bull**** on that 7 billion, they can't possibly know how many people are on this planet. I'm pretty dam sure they aren't keeping count in africa and other 3rd-world-countries.worlock77

They can estimate it pretty closely, believe it or not.

It's probably closer to 3 billion.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="DJ-PRIME90"]I call bull**** on that 7 billion, they can't possibly know how many people are on this planet. I'm pretty dam sure they aren't keeping count in africa and other 3rd-world-countries.coolbeans90

They can estimate it pretty closely, believe it or not.

It's probably closer to 3 billion.

Apparently someexperts state thathuman growth is superexponential and at some point we will really run out of resources and hit a doomsday scenario. Regardless of whether or not this is true, the human population is really enormous and perhaps the world was never meant to accommodate this many of a particular species. Do you think mother nature will take matters into her own hands and thin us out with a plague? Are wars and conflicts inevitable? Some people feel that's a way of nature controlling population - that we are almost hard wired to get into conflicts. Or will we just keep breeding until the envirornment is trashed and cant support us?

sonicare

Space is always an option, or exploring the ocean and figuring out how to make an Atlantis city.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="DJ-PRIME90"]I call bull**** on that 7 billion, they can't possibly know how many people are on this planet. I'm pretty dam sure they aren't keeping count in africa and other 3rd-world-countries.coolbeans90

They can estimate it pretty closely, believe it or not.

It's probably closer to 3 billion.

I think right about now the best case scenario would be that somehow Africa just gets colonised again by europe and they put a ban on babys to stop the growth there and the richer european countries eventually build up the country again and look after it indefenetly.

While that is going on India and China have a huge war not using any nukes what so ever and just millions possibly billions die in the war.

As F%#$ED up as it seems i think that may work.

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

Apparently someexperts state thathuman growth is superexponential and at some point we will really run out of resources and hit a doomsday scenario. Regardless of whether or not this is true, the human population is really enormous and perhaps the world was never meant to accommodate this many of a particular species. Do you think mother nature will take matters into her own hands and thin us out with a plague? Are wars and conflicts inevitable? Some people feel that's a way of nature controlling population - that we are almost hard wired to get into conflicts. Or will we just keep breeding until the envirornment is trashed and cant support us?

Space is always an option, or exploring the ocean and figuring out how to make an Atlantis city.

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

Apparently someexperts state thathuman growth is superexponential and at some point we will really run out of resources and hit a doomsday scenario. Regardless of whether or not this is true, the human population is really enormous and perhaps the world was never meant to accommodate this many of a particular species. Do you think mother nature will take matters into her own hands and thin us out with a plague? Are wars and conflicts inevitable? Some people feel that's a way of nature controlling population - that we are almost hard wired to get into conflicts. Or will we just keep breeding until the envirornment is trashed and cant support us?

Space is always an option, or exploring the ocean and figuring out how to make an Atlantis city.

I think right about now the best case scenario would be that somehow Africa just gets colonised again by europe and they put a ban on babys to stop the growth there and the richer european countries eventually build up the country again and look after it indefenetly.

While that is going on India and China have a huge war not using any nukes what so ever and just millions possibly billions die in the war.

As F%#$ED up as it seems i think that may work.

I love being on the sidelines and watching people duke it out on OT 8) Sometimes it's more fun than being in the midst of battle!!! :P

Apparently someexperts state thathuman growth is superexponential and at some point we will really run out of resources and hit a doomsday scenario. Regardless of whether or not this is true, the human population is really enormous and perhaps the world was never meant to accommodate this many of a particular species. Do you think mother nature will take matters into her own hands and thin us out with a plague? Are wars and conflicts inevitable? Some people feel that's a way of nature controlling population - that we are almost hard wired to get into conflicts. Or will we just keep breeding until the envirornment is trashed and cant support us?

sonicare

I'll be long dead by that time, so I don't really care.

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

No. You're making the specific claim. It's not my task to support your claim.

worlock77

Fine. Stay ignorant.

Before calling me ignorant you need to educate yourself on a little concept known as "burden of proof".

Edit: Frame Dragger beat me to it.

Doesn't really mean much in an internet forum.

I'm not going to cite anything for you. It's called google. Use it.

most of the population in this world are in India or in Asia

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

Fine. Stay ignorant.

Optical_Order

Before calling me ignorant you need to educate yourself on a little concept known as "burden of proof".

Edit: Frame Dragger beat me to it.

Doesn't really mean much in an internet forum.

I'm not going to cite anything for you. It's called google. Use it.

You throw out a number, rufuse to back that number up with any reference, admit that your number may be wrong, still refuse to back up your number, and you have the gall to call me ignorant? That's f***ing rich.

If the world economy continues to be garbage, I think over the years we will see decreases as more people find it not a good financial decision to have kids right now.

Pirate700

You are assuming most people are smart enough to think that way. I think the opposite. When you are poor, sex is the cheapest form of entertainment. We will see birth rates (and abortion rates) skyrocket if the world economy does not improve soon.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="DJ-PRIME90"]I call bull**** on that 7 billion, they can't possibly know how many people are on this planet. I'm pretty dam sure they aren't keeping count in africa and other 3rd-world-countries.coolbeans90

They can estimate it pretty closely, believe it or not.

It's probably closer to 3 billion.

You have reason to believe this...why?

I feel like the advances in science that let people live longer and have more kids are also the reason we shouldn't have too much of an issue. We'll be able to grow more food, faster and make inhospitable areas hospitable. By the time the Earth starts to overflow (which shouldn't be for a while), we'll have hopefully taken concepts to colonize Mars and the Moon to heart.

The very soon to come, third world war , will take care of the population just fine. :twisted:

[QUOTE="ossama224"][QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

Sooo you're thinking that these third world countries are going to start reasoning with themselves and stop having children? Gimme a break.

DroidPhysX

In many third world countries, having more kids allows those kids to work and earn money for the family. It's also a natural instinct to procreate often when life conditions are not that well and it reduces the stress in their life.