The Myth of Overpopulation

Christian Post ^ | Jun. 13 2011 | S. Michael Craven

[Quix]

An important set of facts to know IN THE FACE OF the globalist commie’s depopulation goals and efforts.

Thx thx.

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BTW, What ever happened in that most famous Aussie case of “The Dingo Ate My Baby” claim?

[Quix]

Actually, a partial small group of the

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[TheDingoAteMyBaby]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azaria_Chamberlain_disappearance

Or rent “A Cry in the Dark.”

[Pontiac]

Perhaps one of the most persistent and pervasive myths that have shaped the thinking of many people and, subsequently, public policy is the myth that the world’s population is spiraling out of control and that it will ultimately lead to catastrophic shortages of the essential resources necessary to sustain life.

I don’t believe that “the world’s population is spiraling out of control and that it will will ultimately lead to catastrophic shortages of the essential resources necessary to sustain life.”

I do believe that out of control Leftist, Liberal, Socialist, Progressive, Communist policies will ultimately lead to catastrophic shortages of the essential resources necessary to sustain life because of their proclivity to discourage entrepreneurship, work and creativity.

The desire and the will to improve one’s lot in life is what spurs on civilization and continuous improvement of the human condition (I hate the Libs for making ‘Progressive’ a word non-grata).

When government becomes the expected engine of the improvement of people’s day to day existence that progress of improvement will slow to a crawl. It will slow to the pace of bureaucracy.

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[ansel12]

Judging by what this last 100 million people have done to the quality of life in the United States, I prefer less population, and a better life, to learning to adjust to an ever growing, never ending, crush of humanity.

We aren’t farm animals that merely need food, water and shelter, we want to breathe, we want our children to be able to fish, hunt, camp and play within a bicycle ride or short drive of their city home.

Going outdoors shouldn’t be a travel trip. I grew up in a big city, Houston, and now I think of that childhood as almost like living in the country compared to today. Now even traveling from city to city is like commuting on a long urban route of non stop humanity and development.

[Quix]

Thanks thanks.

Will check it out.

What is your connection to such cases?

[dr_lew]

Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding !

[Amberdawn]

If Wirth & Co. are so worried about overpopulation, why are our borders open to all and sundry? Why are we forced to accept 1 million legal immigrants a year? This story doesn’t compute.

[JRandomFreeper]

Now even traveling from city to city is like commuting on a long urban route of non stop humanity and development.

Try driving from Ft. Worth, Texas to Las Vegas, New Mexico. Lots of open country on that trip. Lots of abandoned towns, as well.

I understand your point, but if you live along one of the coasts, and never travel inland, you have a perverted view of the world.

One that the 'population zero' crowd would like for everyone to have.

Comfortable carrying capacity for the land area on this planet is 25-60 Billion. Don't whine because the east coast is packed within 100 miles of the coast. Move somewhere where your nearest neighbor is a half-mile away. Still lots of those places left.

/johnny

[danielmryan]

Malthus' work should be part of a course on critical thinking. Here's how you get sucked in: impressed by his math skills, going "gosh-wow" over the fact that an exponential curve increases much more quickly than a linear curve as time goes on, and lulled by the correct assumption that population (if unchecked) grows at an exponential rate, you take his assumption that food production increases linerarly for granted. The reason why his grand comparison continues to fail in the real world is because food production did not increase linerarly.

Of course, there's only a limited supply of land so the dubious assumption does seem to be common-sensical. But, increases in wealth provide the capital base for improved food production due to technical advances.

If we wanted to, anyone with a house could have a backyard fish farm and eat the fish; agricultural technology has gone that far. Prey animals grow at an exponential rate too.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Soylent Green is people!

[scan59]

Great post!

[Pontiac]

Thanks.

I promise not to let the flattery go to my head. (At least until I can get some sleep)

[PastorJimCM]

If my math is correct:
The world’s population could fit in the state of Rhode Island giving each person a 2 foot square to stand in.
The world’s population could live in the state of Texas if you grouped everyone in families of 4, with 75 acres, and a 1500 square foot house.
You could feed the world with produce grown in the valleys of California. (If you grew the right kind of produce.)

Overpopulation of the world is a lie too often propagated by those with ulterior motives.

[phredo53]

Anybody remember the book "Famine 1975!"? I read it in '72 and was filled with anxiety about the U. S. until 1976 proved the author was full of sheet.
That experience instilled in me a deep, healthy skepticism of prognosticators of all stripes.

[sodpoodle]

****Present fertility rates actually indicate a massive underpopulation crisis is coming, particularly among Western nations.****

Not sure ‘fertility’ rates can be quantified - but contraception, abortion and copulation between same-sex species has got to reduce offspring.

[MissEdie]

The truth is Welfare Queens are over-populating the Earth. They typically have anywhere from 3-11 children we get stuck paying for.

[wideminded]

The world’s population could fit in the state of Rhode Island giving each person a 2 foot square to stand in.

I get 4.89 square feet.

The world’s population could live in the state of Texas if you grouped everyone in families of 4, with 75 acres, and a 1500 square foot house.

6.92 billion people in 268581 square miles is over 40 per acre, so if they were grouped in families of 4, every family would have 1/10 of an acre.

Overpopulation of the world is a lie ...

In my lifetime I have seen many negative effects of the increase in population. I'm surprised that you haven't noticed any.