[sodpoodle]

Interesting statistics here:
http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/greatc.html

It is estimated that in 1 AD, there were 300 million people in the world; in 1250, 400 million; in 1500, 500 million. According to UN estimates, the world population reached 1 billion in 1804; rose to 2 billion 123 years later, in 1927; to 3 billion 33 years after that, in 1960; to 4 billion in 1974; to 5 billion in 1987; and to 6 billion in 1999. The Census Bureau put the world population in mid-2013 at about 7.1 billion.
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As I read history - human civilizations have experienced mass deaths due to war, pandemics and pestilence. It is usually regional except for the two World Wars. The birth and death rhythm is constant (or increasing due to food production and medicine so the phrase "End of the World" is not likely - unless God makes that decision.

[FreedomPoster]

>>As I read history - human civilizations have experienced mass deaths due to war, pandemics and pestilence.

You missed democides. There wasn’t a war during the Holodomor. There wasn’t a war during the Cultural Revolution. There wasn’t a war during the Killing Fields. Etc.

[SVTCobra03]

God has made that decision. See Daniel, Ezekiel and Revelation.

[Kartographer]

Prepping isn’tabout the complete end of the world. It’s more about when the world stops working the way your are use to. If you wake up tomorrow and the electric is out and you learn that it will be out for 30-60-90 days what woule you do? What if the banks close and those magic plastic cards with their magnetic strips suddenly no longer work what would you do? Most SHTF events don’t last forever, they just seem to especially for those who aren’t prepared.

A Survival Q & A: Living Through SHTF In The Middle Of A War Zone

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2798007/posts

Selco’s is at:

http://shtfschool.com/

Fernando “FerFal” Aguirre and The Economic Collapse of Argentina

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/appleseedradio/2014/03/06/fernando-ferfal-aguirre-and-the-economic-collapse-of-argentina

Ferfal’s Blog is at:

http://ferfal.blogspot.com/

“There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger. Underestimation can be fatal.”

[Kartographer]

You might find this interesting example of just how quick things can go bad:

An event at my grocery store.

http://sgtreport.com/2012/06/an-event-at-my-grocery-store/