(December 14, 2014 at 7:10 pm)lifesagift Wrote: But there were so many violent wars... is that the reason?
No. Wars are a pretty insignificant factor in reducing population growth. Disease is much, MUCH more important. By way of example, the Spanish Flu epidemic of WWI killed (best estimates) 50-100 million people, while military casualties were around 8-10 million.
Boru
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