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Date Posted: 14:02:41 01/10/04 Sat
Author: Robert
Author Host/IP: host093025.phil.uni-erlangen.de / 131.188.93.25
Subject: Read there about the ' Space Station Freedom'.... *L*
In reply to: Joe Taylor 's message, "Excellent article, Robert - thanks" on 23:00:04 01/09/04 Fri

and an article about colonizing mars because of overpopulation here. It's simply ridiculous.
Actually the increase of population is reducing, we're approaching the peak, and a pretty easy way to further reduce it would be to stop Catholic Church from opposing prevention of conception and stuff. Improving the living conditions works too, people who do well generally have fewer kids. All this pretty cheap comared with such Mars colonization stuff.

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[> [> [> Well, we're still several billions from the peak... -- Joe Taylor, 20:01:09 01/10/04 Sat (wc03.wlfdle.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com/66.185.84.70)

But it's highly unlikely that the population growth in the 21st century will surpass this of the 20th century, in terms of percentages. The percentage rate of population growth peaked in 1990, IIRC, and the absolute increase in population is very close to its peak (I'm not sure from which direction) now. The expected population of the planet in 2050 is 10 billion, while by 1950-2000 growth rates, we'd expect it to be something like 14 billion.

I can't find the article about Mars' colonization, anyway. Can you link me to it?


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