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Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-02-2011, 08:42 AM

Again, I say humanity must reduce its population growth. I disagree with Lam: We have not done that great a job of feeding the world and reducing poverty; we've essentially opened up new agricultural possibilities, but in unstable areas that are already at risk from global warming, the loss of agricultural allies (bees and other insects), and, yes, population growth. A major failure of the crops in any of these regions is likely within the next 10-20 years, and will affect a huge swath of the population.

Further, the rest of the industrial system is not keeping up with the needs of everyone, and further increasing global warming as it tries.

Lam must be ignoring the longer population trend, wherein we increased our population 3,000-fold in 200 years.

In short, the only reason we've "survived" is that we haven't been hit with the bomb's fallout yet.

The population is forcing humanity to put more and more of its support capacity on credit, and when the bill comes due, humanity will be in for a rude awakening.

04-02-2011, 08:42 AM	#3
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Again, I say humanity must reduce its population growth. I disagree with Lam: We have not done that great a job of feeding the world and reducing poverty; we've essentially opened up new agricultural possibilities, but in unstable areas that are already at risk from global warming, the loss of agricultural allies (bees and other insects), and, yes, population growth. A major failure of the crops in any of these regions is likely within the next 10-20 years, and will affect a huge swath of the population. Further, the rest of the industrial system is not keeping up with the needs of everyone, and further increasing global warming as it tries. Lam must be ignoring the longer population trend, wherein we increased our population 3,000-fold in 200 years. In short, the only reason we've "survived" is that we haven't been hit with the bomb's fallout yet. The population is forcing humanity to put more and more of its support capacity on credit, and when the bill comes due, humanity will be in for a rude awakening. Last edited by Steven Lyle Jordan; 04-02-2011 at 08:45 AM.