World Population Crisis

[MelanizingChameleon]

There will be nothing we can or need to do to fix this particular problem. Our exponential growth was a result of the of oil. We are being sustained off an energy that is being rapidly depleted, once our source of energy becomes exhausted, or so expensive it is unattainable, our population will indefinitely return back to a sustainable level. That is, of course, we keep DEPENDING on oil as our main energy source. Solar and Wind energy is the hope of the future.

[EpicCartridge]

People are saying we can fit all these people. That is true. BUT THE PLANET CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THEM

[NaceLunk]

It's all because of dumb and ignorant asian motherfuckers

[KedarOfHope]

There are less than 7 billion people in our world (about 6.9 billion to be exact). If you took the entire population of the world (all 6.9 billion people), you could fit each individual into his or her own 33 foot by 32 foot cubicle. That equals 1,058 square feet PER PERSON. The State of Texas (USA) has 262,000 square miles of dry land. That translates into 7.33 TRILLION square feet. Since there are only 6.9 BILLION people, each person could fit into a 1,058 square foot cubicle.

[imaginenoreligion]

@KedarOfHope your figures are sound, Texas is a big place, but we're still in trouble.

Greater numbers means a greater strain on resources. There is no doubt that we would be collectively better off with a smaller population.

[KedarOfHope]

@imaginenoreligion the PROBLEM is not overpopulation, but greed which lends to poverty and lack. "The poor we will always have with us" as Jesus stated, not becuase the planet is overtaxed, not at all, but because many are driven by self interest, selfishness and the love of money.

[imaginenoreligion]

@KedarOfHope The distribution of wealth is actually getting fairer across nations.

How many people do you think the planet can support sustainably? Give me a number.

[KedarOfHope]

@imaginenoreligion taking into consideration that the entire worlds population, theoretically, could fit into the State of Texas, that leaves a lot of extra land mass to produce and harvest a lot of food, wouldnt you say? The earth is plenty big to sustain double the exist. population. We need to educate the masses re: food growth, disease, water, sanitation, etc.. which much of the populace is ignorant of.

[pyr666]

@KedarOfHope

it takes about 10 acres to support one person sustainably for a year. i dont have the numbers on me atm but surface area of earth/3(two thirds is water) divided by 10 is much, much lower than 7 billion. and that's assuming every square inch of land is farmable, which couldn't be further from the truth.

[recyclecongress]

@KedarOfHope As I keep saying.... it's not ABOUT how many people can fit into square footage on the Earth! It's about RESOURCE SHORTAGES from the tremendous demand that an overpopulation brings. Along with several other factors. Overpopulation isn't good for anything or anybody, and has serious consequences. There are too many people making too many problems... and we should have implemented a mandated population policy decades ago limiting each person to no more than 2 kids, period.

[imaginenoreligion]

@recyclecongress Agreed. It astounds me to see people having families of more than two children. I know a family with 14 children. This is insanity in this day. It's socially irresponsible.

The greenest thing you can do is have no kids!

[MrBeautifulba1]

@KedarOfHope So What ??? What a shitty existence that would be. Anyone over the age of 35 who has CHOSEN not to have children should get a HUGE tax break. Think of all of the resources that are saved, all of the pollution that will NOT be produced. Because of US there will be more room in the schools, less traffic and more jobs will be available. You're welcome.

[asphinxkat]

um, I think only the smarter people will use condoms, while the desperate and uneducated will continue multiplying, thus making us dumber and dumber and dumber in greater numbers :)

[XxUlTiMATESHAGUARxX]

theirs a bright side to this and a dark side.....more than 80% of people will die of starvation because of food crisis and less than 20% to start over and learn their mistakes before everything is repeated.

[zenarokumaru]

I lol'd so fucking hard when I saw the solution. Looked like something I would see in a sex education class. XD

[taufactor]

Collectively, we're reduced to the lowest common denominator = dumb as a rock.

And most of us thinks it's someone else who is that denominator.

But it's too late, we've already passed the point of "too many people". Leveling growth will only delay the inevitable.

Think of it this way: no matter what happens to the human race of its own doing, that's a very large generation that will live out their lives until they die off, one way or another...

[imaginenoreligion]

@taufactor it's not too late, but I think the chances of us EVER reducing our population ourselves is almost zero. It would require government intervention and hugely unpopular measures like limiting family sizes.

[redpillow100]

i dunno about u, but i'm just here for the ride...

[nathan55h]

LISTEN: population is not out of control, there are already signs of it levelling off as countries move through the demographic transition model. Predictions of mass death from overpopulation have been around for centuries since Thomas Malthus. This has proved not to be the case: 'necessity is the mother of all invention' - Esther Boserup. Humans innovate to survive. this proved to be the case so far and our crop production etc. is constantly growing with population.

[imaginenoreligion]

Resources are finite. Increased crop production may enable us to support 12 billion people, but is this sustainable or desirable. NO and no.

When oil production reduces (peak oil) we are really screwed, because modern agriculture relies heavily on oil production, from fertiliser production to irrigation and transportation. Without the oil food will become much more expensive to produce.

I hope we never see a population crash, for all our sakes, but civilisations often overuse resources.

[Normancoordinate]

do us a favor and shoot yourself?

[Nortrix87]

Europe: 0.5billion

China: 1 billion

The third world is the problem

[pumperTUNGT88]

china is not the third world you idiot. God you're ignorant. Snørrunge, du skulle vært fratatt all rett til å ytre deg.

[Nortrix87]

HÆLVETTES FETTA KÆM FAEN TRUR DU AT DU E? du e yngre en mæg gutt så bit tonga i dæg å holl kjæft, stygge jævla rasshåll!

Dettan har me folketall å gjør å om du har hatt nokka oppi den nøtta de så ville du ha vist at Kina både omtales som den tredje verden å ikkje det, kommer ann på kæm som drøfta det.

Snakka nok me dæ, stekk tel kloakken du kjæm ifra. Mora di sku ha vorre straffa før å ha drette deg ut din bersj.

[imaginenoreligion]

Does anyone want to offer an English translation?

[Nortrix87]

better not

[SinnFein4ever]

I just ignore non-English-spoken comments on YouTube.

If they can't be bothered to put it into English, I can't be bothered to care.

And you're right about the global population epidemic, and about religion being a crock.

[YeseniaSmiles25]

@imaginenoreligion hahaha he agrees w everyone or she.

[pumperTUNGT88]

hahaha så jæææævla barnslig hahahha. okay, du er 13-14 år. det forklarer det meste. Kina omtales ikke som noe 3. verden, annet enn av ignorante vorspiel politikkere som deg hahah.

[Nortrix87]

China is a long way from being a first-world nation. It does have a growing manufacturing base, but it's products are not the technological type that you would see from Japan or other first-world nations. Check out any dollar store! Industrial economies are categorized as secondary economies. China's industry and major commerce is limited to some urban areas, while the majority of the land and labor is focused on primary activities, such as farming, mining, and fishing.

[Nortrix87]

Modern infrastructure is very limited. This is what might put China in a "third-world" category. However, China is not usually put in that category. It is very difficult to place countries with communist governments and command economies, because the money is not distributed in the same ways as in market economies.

Today, the terms "developed" and "developing" are used more often. Of course, "developing" covers a very wide range.

Eather way my comment was about population by the most part.

[pumperTUNGT88]

same as norway. we have allmost no modern industry. you know shit. when you get a brain, come back

[Nortrix87]

You speak about brains and put nothing to the table, Big words with nothing to back it up.

You are as arogant and naive as people woting SV.

[pumperTUNGT88]

why dont you dare debate me asshole?

[Nortrix87]

Yust answered you about china as a third-world country but you come with nothing, yust arogance.

You know you don`t know shit so you write like you are to inmportant to say annything at allxD It is pathetic=D

[philip0460]

And if abortion rights are taken away from women, we'll have a billion more people every 2 years!

[imaginenoreligion]

Not quite, current estimates put global abortion numbers at around 40-50 million per year. Compare this to 131 million births per year and you will see it is a significant factor.

You're about a factor of ten out, but I agree with your point. The harsh truth is we need to control birthrate. Abortion (as disgusting as it can be) is slowing the growth down. What is really needed is education and access to family planning.

[limoboss6242]

@philip0460 -50 million abortions each year around the world, so we would only have an extra

100 milllion every two years, 10 years for 1 billion. Humans like to breed, even if they don't want the babies!!!

[creationismisstupid]

Careful. The expiry dates on your condoms are long overdue. 10/2007.

[imaginenoreligion]

My lucky condoms are out of date!

[ThatLoudGuyMike]

good thing we have cigarettes, cars and chem-trails

[Johannes9126]

Chemtrails? You are, of course, joking...

[ThatLoudGuyMike]

I fucking hope so.

[imaginenoreligion]

Chemtrails? Never heard of that conspiracy theory before. Fascinating :)

[draagon66]

DO tell the Catholic Church.

[imaginenoreligion]

The easiest way to spread religion of course is to promote large families. Works for the LDS church.

[gorypleasure]

So true! The "go forth and multiply" mindset is already costing the planet so much, and yet people still don't realise this. Already there are billions of people starving, though we still bring more lambs to the slaughter.

This should be a much more discussed topic if we have any hope of averting the inevitavable widespread famine that's to come.

[limoboss6242]

@gorypleasure - That is however the mindset of so many, go forth and multiply or be fruitful and multply, sometimes it is not so much religion but human nature to procreate, sexual intercourse is the ultimate of human pleasure and humans want pleasure more than the outcome of their actions. Population growth

is unstoppable. Human procreation cannot be stopped, How could it be stopped? We must adapt to

the wave of humanity that is inevitable. millions more babies are already on their way!!

[windham666]

i tried telling that to dhorpatan and his lackeys.......

[NYatheist]

Well done. This is of course a very difficult topic for people. They find it unnatural to have to curtail births, and it is in some sense, but nevertheless crucial that we do so. Dignified presentations like this give people a chance to think about it and not just dismiss the matter.