8. Malthus, Ehrlich, Holdren.....Obama:
fear of overpopulation and mass starvation.
And some moron posted " ...as of now we produce enough food, the distribution is failed, millions starve to death every year, ..."
Starvation has not proven the bane of society.
"It is not that there have ceased to be droughts, pests, plant diseases, and crop failures in the modern Western world, but that when they occur there is no famine,
because the stricken countries are quickly able to import foodstuffs from abroad, not only because the modern means of transport exist, but because, out of their industrial production, these countries have the means to pay for such foodstuffs."
Hazlitt, Op. Cit.
That's thanks to capitalism.
And, technology and changing methods have kept food supply outstripping world population growth.
And...with a population of over six billion....
.is the earth overpopulated?
Of course not!
9. "The entire world population could fit in the state of Texas and it’d only have the population density of New York City!
There are 6.8 billion people on Earth. Calculations show that if we wanted to make everyone in Earth live on a space that had
the same population density as New York City, we could fit everyone in about 666,265 square kilometers, which is less than the size of Texas!.
Not only does that leave the other 49 United States open, but it leaves all the other countries clear and open, too. So, it is pretty safe to say that we have enough space, the entire world except Texas, to farm and ranch for our food supply.
Would water be a problem, though? It's calculated that we need 350 billion liters of water per day to properly hydrate 6.8 billion people. It seems like a lot, but the Columbia River alone could produce that amount in less than a day.
By the way, the Columbia River is the U.S.’s fourth largest river. So, again, that leaves the rest of the world’s water supply open and ready to serve. So, we’re not really overpopulated."
The entire world population could fit in the state of Texas and it d only have the population density of New York City - OMG Facts - The World s 1 Fact Source