Collective stupidity

[Halibut]

Its not a problem, technology is moving along at a terrific pace...in ,say, 50yrs we will have colonised the moon, maybe Mars, in 1000yrs we will have expanded to other places in the universe....

 

What a spectacularly naive point of view.

[Padders]

What a spectacularly naive point of view.

 

Maybe so, but don"t think we are destined to live on this planet for ever, resources are running out rapidly, we have colonise other planets to survive.

Was"nt that Stephen Hawkins view.

[petemcewan]

Anna B,

 

 

Fastest growing populations

Countries With the Fastest Growing Populations

Rank Country Population Growth Rate (%)

1 Oman 8.45

2 Lebanon 5.99

3 Kuwait 4.81

4 Qatar 4.72

 

 

How are these populations going to be persuaded?

[Anna B]

Anna B,

 

 

 

 

How are these populations going to be persuaded?

 

Education, equality, stability, and easy access to health care and cntraception.

 

Failing that, do what the Chinese did, and legislate.

[truman]

Education, equality, stability, and easy access to health care and cntraception.

 

Failing that, do what the Chinese did, and legislate.

 

How would you enforce the legislaion Anna?

[altus]

How would you enforce the legislaion Anna?

There's no need for enforcement. The number of children in the world has been steady for over a decade. The reason global population is still going up is down to people living longer - particularly those in poorer countries who now have much better healthcare. Meanwhile the maximum age that people can live to isn't increasing. This means that by the second half of this century global population will stabilise.

 

See Five ways the world is doing better than you think. You can find the full video from that link here and there's lots more on populationat the Gapminder site.

[Anna B]

There's no need for enforcement. The number of children in the world has been steady for over a decade. The reason global population is still going up is down to people living longer - particularly those in poorer countries who now have much better healthcare. Meanwhile the maximum age that people can live to isn't increasing. This means that by the second half of this century global population will stabilise.

 

See Five ways the world is doing better than you think. You can find the full video from that link here and there's lots more on populationat the Gapminder site.

 

Yes, I heard that somewhere too. Professor on TV did a whole programme about it.

 

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How would you enforce the legislaion Anna?

 

Carrot and stick approach.

 

incentives / benefits for couples who stick to one or two children, (not necessarily financial benefits,) and removal of said incentives / benefits if they have more.

 

A good welfare system would help. In poor countries children don't always survive, so parents have more just in case, as an insurance policy for their old age.

[altus]

Yes, I heard that somewhere too. Professor on TV did a whole programme about it.

Yes - Hans Rosling - the guy who wrote the article/made the video I linked to.

Carrot and stick approach.

 

incentives / benefits for couples who stick to one or two children, (not necessarily financial benefits,) and removal of said incentives / benefits if they have more.

 

A good welfare system would help. In poor countries children don't always survive, so parents have more just in case, as an insurance policy for their old age.

You don't need a stick and affordable healthcare is pretty much the only carrot you need. But it's already happened. That's why the number of children has stabilised globally.

 

Seriously, if you haven't watched the Hans Rosling video, do so (and his others). Global population growth is essentially a solved problem - there's just a lag before we reach a steady state.

[petemcewan]

Altus,

I wish they were right . But this lot disagree that populations are likely to stabilize.

 

http://earthsky.org/earth/world-population-unlikely-to-stabilize-this-century

 

Quote:

 

"Bottom line: For over a decade, experts have said that Earth’s human population would stabilize at around 9 billion around the middle of this century. A new study suggests it will not stabilize, but instead continue to grow throughout the century. Much of the growth will take place in Africa".

 

Rest of the list of places with population growth.Continuation of post 84/

Burundi 3.34

8 Chad 3.31

9 Iraq 3.31

10 Angola 3.30

11 Uganda 3.27

12 Gambia 3.24

13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.17

14 Tanzania 3.16

15 Senegal 3.10

16 Jordan 3.06

17 Malawi 3.06

18 Zambia 3.05

19 Afghanistan 3.02

20 Mali

 

 

 

https://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?v=24

Edited August 18, 2018 by petemcewan

[Anna B]

Altus,

I wish they were right . But this lot disagree that populations are likely to stabilize.

 

http://earthsky.org/earth/world-population-unlikely-to-stabilize-this-century

 

Quote:

 

"Bottom line: For over a decade, experts have said that Earth’s human population would stabilize at around 9 billion around the middle of this century. A new study suggests it will not stabilize, but instead continue to grow throughout the century. Much of the growth will take place in Africa".

 

It's up to the rest of us to support Africa/developing nations in aquiring a better standard of living, and a decent welfare system. This isn't altruism, it's in our own best interests to see it happen, for everyone's sake. The alternative is a world that is overpopulated and riven with famine and wars.