well taking this practical argument into consideration, why are we trying
to stop a nuclear war between Pakistan and India?  seems like it would
solve the whole population problem for a long time.

<tongue firmly planted in Cheek>

At 07:52 PM 6/22/2002, Jeff Woods wrote:
>Wirt after Shawn:
> >> cool, maybe everyone from Los Angeles will move there too.
> >
> >In the desert, it's the water that controls the maximum
> >population size.
> >There's not enough water here to even fill all the swimming
> >pools in LA, much
> >less what people use to water their lawns.
> >
> >That's the primary reason that this area can't really grow beyond some
> >physical size. The worry is of course is that it grow right to
> >that limit
> >before anyone realizes it and everyone will be miserable for many years
> >afterwards.
>
>Like L.A.?  ;)
>
>Seriously though, this is just one more example of "too many people"
>trying to share a finite set of resources.  I think we've proven that
>the Earth can support 6 or 7 billion people (though not well) but those
>resources are (on average) being spread thinner and thinner.  Our impact
>on the natural mechanisms on which we (and all the rest of the
>biosphere) depend is getting more and more significant.  Over-population
>has a significant negative effect on the quality of life of everyone.
>
>"Think globally; act locally."
>--
>Jeff Woods
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