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yallerdawg

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11. The statistics referenced here are in regards to births and predictions.

Reply to KPN (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 12:09 PM

Mar 2018

Overpopulation is not reaching the levels that were forecast and the conditions that were predicted.

Wouldn't it be nice to have evidence that one dire prediction of our impending doom is not turning out as forecast? No? WE have to cling to them all?

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The Population Bomb Has Been Defused [View all] yallerdawg Mar 2018 OP

Postponed, not defused. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2018 #1

I grew up with "Soylent Green is People." yallerdawg Mar 2018 #3

To date. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2018 #4

According to the science in the article: SCantiGOP Mar 2018 #14

Overpopulation has ALREADY destroyed this planet; environments, resources, democratisphere Mar 2018 #2

This. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2018 #16

In defense of my namesake, I have to say: malthaussen Mar 2018 #5

How about what to do with the waste we produce? BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2018 #17

Subsumed under the clause "non-renewable and screw up the environment." malthaussen Mar 2018 #20

This article is hogwash Moral Compass Mar 2018 #6

This is an 'opinion' page. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #8

Being optimistic won't change a single thing. democratisphere Mar 2018 #19

This. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2018 #18

Ridiculous. Great example of can't see the forest KPN Mar 2018 #7

The statistics point out we are somehow moderating our population growth. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #9

The ship's already sinking. Lowering the growth rate KPN Mar 2018 #10

The statistics referenced here are in regards to births and predictions. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #11

Yeah, a reduction in the rate of growth KPN Mar 2018 #12

Overpopulation dugog55 Mar 2018 #13

Birth Rate Tied To Woman's Rights modrepub Mar 2018 #15

Yeah, clearly we've defused the population bomb NickB79 Mar 2018 #21