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Through technology we've taken a planet that should have been capable of sustaining 3-5 billion humans to one that could probably sustain 20.

Not that much else except humanity would survive, of course.

Besides, nature has a way of correcting such overpopulation issues...

The average man has less than half the motile sperm now than the average man 100 years ago. This has no sign of stopping.

Human mortality rate is significantly reduced by the use of antibiotics. Which are rapidly showing signs of becoming useless due to overuse.

Industrialized societies tend to have smaller (or no) children.

Human population is expected to stabilize at about 9-12 billion by many. And then decline. On it's own.

Wars/outbreaks/asteroids/etc not included.

[QUOTE="marduk, post: 193994, member: 989"] Through technology we've taken a planet that should have been capable of sustaining 3-5 billion humans to one that could probably sustain 20. Not that much else except humanity would survive, of course. Besides, nature has a way of correcting such overpopulation issues... The average man has less than half the motile sperm now than the average man 100 years ago. This has no sign of stopping. Human mortality rate is significantly reduced by the use of antibiotics. Which are rapidly showing signs of becoming useless due to overuse. Industrialized societies tend to have smaller (or no) children. Human population is expected to stabilize at about 9-12 billion by many. And then decline. On it's own. Wars/outbreaks/asteroids/etc not included. [/QUOTE]

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