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10/20

Pretty much how I feel. In 1999 we were at 6 billion people, 12 years later we have a full 1 billion people more, what will it be like in 2023? 10 billion? On top of that we are killing the planet. Things need to change. If we do not change our ways "the war will begin."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVSReWgBrQ

"Out of sight, out of mind. Out of time to descied, do we run, do we hide?"
 
Knowledge91 said:
In 1999 we were at 6 billion people, 12 years later we have a full 1 billion people more, what will it be like in 2023? 10 billion? On top of that we are killing the planet. Things need to change. If we do not change our ways "the war will begin."
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The second derivative of population went negative around 1980, meaning that the rate of increase began to slow. It has continued to slow, meaning that the first derivative of population (the rate of increase itself) will turn negative and population will begin to decrease. This event is universally predicted to occur sometime before the end of the current century, with peak population barely reaching (or not quite reaching) ten billion.

There's plenty of food and other resources to take care of that many people, especially if it's only temporary. The only reason so many people are so poor is that they live under governments that are incompetent (or downright despotic), and even that problem has been slowly abating as the number of democracies increases every decade. Even environmental degradation is largely a problem of the poor living in dysfunctional societies, who will happily kill off every last tiger, dam every river and strip-mine every mountain, if it means their children might get a little more food and medicine, and maybe a house with plumbing. People in the wealthier countries may regard preservation of the environment as a luxury, but it's a luxury we can afford.

At that point the human race will face a problem it hasn't seen since long ago in the Paleolithic Era: a shrinking population. Every economic model since Adam Smith assumes that its engine of prosperity will be a steadily increasing number of producers and consumers. These models will no longer be valid.

I'll be long gone. I hope you younger folks can figure it out!
 
Fraggle Rocker said:
The second derivative of population went negative around 1980, meaning that the rate of increase began to slow. It has continued to slow, meaning that the first derivative of population (the rate of increase itself) will turn negative and population will begin to decrease. This event is universally predicted to occur sometime before the end of the current century, with peak population barely reaching (or not quite reaching) ten billion.

There's plenty of food and other resources to take care of that many people, especially if it's only temporary. The only reason so many people are so poor is that they live under governments that are incompetent (or downright despotic), and even that problem has been slowly abating as the number of democracies increases every decade. Even environmental degradation is largely a problem of the poor living in dysfunctional societies, who will happily kill off every last tiger, dam every river and strip-mine every mountain, if it means their children might get a little more food and medicine, and maybe a house with plumbing. People in the wealthier countries may regard preservation of the environment as a luxury, but it's a luxury we can afford.

At that point the human race will face a problem it hasn't seen since long ago in the Paleolithic Era: a shrinking population. Every economic model since Adam Smith assumes that its engine of prosperity will be a steadily increasing number of producers and consumers. These models will no longer be valid.

I'll be long gone. I hope you younger folks can figure it out!
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Amen, and God bless. Alpha and Omega all ye give ye praise, it is here. It is the beggining of the end, fear not, rejoice.

Could this Saint be any more clear. He's singing it loud and clear, no man could I respect more than Johnny Cash, ladies and gentlement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFTOznr-_H8

Johnny Cash - When the Man Comes Around.

Simple choice for today, supposed end of the world. Well it is end times, not quit the last Earth day yet, you still have time to fufill your ungodly desires. Here the trumpets here the pippers! Fraggle, live it out in peace, you shast not live out your days preaching to they who will not stay from their temptations. Go on, take ye ol woman, stay on thy path you are not done yet. Carry on brother.

When you see his face, rejoyce your love so we may walk together in the kingdom of the Sun.
 
..live out in peace. Give your testimony to those, the next, who will carry on thy seed. You have a message that needs not die. Speak not of God, tell them all that you have seen, and all you have heard, for your word is gold.
 
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