UN says world population to hit 7 billion in 2012

[Nitro Express]

My dad said years ago that the biggest threat to The United States was not the communists but the European bankers. He knew the deal and now it's happening.

[Seshmeister]

Which populations do you think the Earth can support? I'm thinking more of 100, 200...500 years from now. If the population continues to expand at these rates, eventually we will reach a point of maximum capacity. I think in the near future we will see more "2 child laws" so we avoid one person having 14 children.

Without immigration the population of most Western countries would be falling.

I guess you have to hope that once the 3rd world catches up then things would settle down.

On the other hand there are models where climate change kills off 6 or 7 billion over the next 50 years anyway.

[sadaist]

Without immigration the population of most Western countries would be falling.

I guess you have to hope that once the 3rd world catches up then things would settle down.

On the other hand there are models where climate change kills off 6 or 7 billion over the next 50 years anyway.

And then there's the Octomoms of the world dropping 14 kids. On the bright side, her paychecks will enjoy a nice raise. Nothing quite like the feeling of condoning poor people on government cheese to have more children.

[Andy Taylor]

A family friend grew up with Henry Kissinger and said he was a bully his whole life. Dr. Kissinger is part of the Rockefeller organization and has taken over David Rockefellers role in Bilderberg.

How old are they now? Evil lives forever.

[mwsully]

So at what point does the Earth max out? Resources aren't unlimited so there has to be a magical number where the population is not sustainable.

Human beings could be a microscopic virus on a single cell (Earth). We will just multiply and destroy this cell until we find a way to migrate to another healthy cell and start the process again. Every other natural organism on this planet has an enemy to keep it's population in check...nice balanced healthy cell floating around.

I wish this topic was raised more often. Sadaist, I absolutely agree with you, Though I already feel we've passed our sustainable limit. As soon as people abandoned their belief of being one with the land (or being forced to), that was when the clock started ticking.

I feel we're on the verge of a global catastrophe, whether it be a supervirus, ecological disaster, economics, war or all of them.

I wish people in power actually valued nature the way indigenous folks do.

[mwsully]

My solution to this, even though it would be rather cruel is to send the same amount of food to these impoverished nations regardless of population rise. That way they'll get the message to put the dick down!

That's already happening. Most of them still don't get the necessary amount to live on. Yet they still reproduce, knowing all too well their children probably won't survive to adulthood.

I'm sure you all know this, but I had to repeat it: you give a person a decent quality of life, they'll want to hold on to it; therefore, they will be more resistant to having a large family.

[Andy Taylor]

In other words, mother earth will punish you, with serious juju...