Are There Too Many People?

Let’s take a look at the math. It is estimated that the human population is growing at a relatively low rate: 1.14% per year. But as long as the population is growing, it doesn’t matter how low the rate is. The math tells us that a growing population will eventually double.At the current growth rate, a doubling will take about 61 years.

Is there anyone who believes that 15 billion is a good number for our population? What would it take to feed that many people?Even from among those who argue t...