(July 10, 2015 at 9:53 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I realize your question is a hypothetical one, but I encourage you to watch this documentary by Hans Rosling about the myth of overpopulation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5BM7CE5-8
Rosling is right about the rate of increase.... but it is still increasing.
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
Quote:
- During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
- In 1970, there were roughly half as many people in the world as there are now.
- Because of declining growth rates, it will now take over 200 years to double again.
Further, the impacts of climate change are impossible to factor but even a small rise in sea level will inundate large parts of Bangladesh which seems to be Rosling's favorite cause. There will be trouble when 100 million Bangladeshis knock on India's door and ask to borrow a towel.