Population on earth?

Question

with all types of birth control and diseases in the world why do we keep on growing

Do you think all those hormones/steroids they use with animals and plants to produce more are one of the cause of over population. Also new medication discoveries that pro longs our lives since our age rates of natural deaths are way older than 100 yrs ago.

Answer 1

The population grows exponentially - the more people there are the more the population grows, a sort of catch 22 situation.

Improvements in medicine, health, hygeine, communications, living conditions and many other factors have prolonged longevity and whilst population growth in the developed world is increasing slowly it's increasing much more rapidly in the developing world.

There are many reasons for this.  Some religions including Catholicism forbid the use of contraceptives.  In many cultures the younger generations support the older generations and therefore it's prudent to have a large number of children to ensure a better quality of life in old age - very much the case in many African and Asian cultures.

In these same countries there's also limited access to contraceptives and health advice.  Rural dwellers may rarely visit the nearest town and even if they did, because they're generally very poor then contraceptives aren't high on the list of priorities.

Poverty also produces large families because the more children the more hands available to tend to the family's land and animal holdings and so increase productivity.

Changes in the way we live in the developed world has also had an impact.  100 years ago it was much more a case of making your own entertainment and retiring to bed early to avoid the cold.  Nowadys of course, there's much more to do and people tend to go to bed because they're tired - not because they're bored or cold.

Answer 2

it is suspected that controlling factors have been in play already for quite a while

Nevertheless more and more people are having s*x ,and then they want to eat and drink and wash.

our natural resources and especially food production are reaching critical levels as well as fresh water supplies

people use and need land,so more and more is being changed to accomodate human growth and devellopment

Over the last half century,

Population growth & rising incomes have tripled world grain demand from 640 million tons to 1,855 million

In the near future the global farming community will not be able to feed every body ,food prices will continue to rise. .

and each year pressures on water supplies are increasing with 70 million more people drinking cooking and washing ,not to mention Irrigation for agriculture which consumes 70% of all water supplies

SUGESTED SOLUTIONS

at a meeting in Kopenhagen in 1998 it was suggested to bring the world population down by 60%,one cannot help but wonder at how this would be archieved

population control in the past and present

War (past .present and future)

Natures way disease(today,past and future)

Manufactured disease(suspected today)

cures that kill(suspected today)

poisoned consumer goods (suspected today)

making children infertile or g*y,by raising the PH level in drinking water or even drinks (suspected today)

birth control,(in the past the Olmecs women ate yams to make them infertile,today we have several methods but most reach only the educated ,i handed out condoms to an native Mazatecca comunity in oaxaca ,and the church retrieved them all )

education on birth control(not enough,again the poor regions are excluded )

laws that limit childbirth per family(China)

remember Soylent green , ??????

human sacrifice(Mayas ,Aztecs,druids),may be the best option ,it would remove the strain on Natural resources and make more available for survivers ,stop expanding populations from deforresting preciuous woods because of settlement and expanding farming

,take the pressure of drink water supplies ,there would be less need for Wars ,we could use the blood and remains to compost fields that were destroyed by irresponsible agriculture

and at the end of the day if we did it in a dignified manner we could have lots of religious parties ,better then bombing societies across the world making everybody angry ,and the Gods would be over the Moon

Answer 3

because the discovery of new medications and invention of new technology

Chech this out...its shows the approximate # of people on earth right now.

Answer 4

We live longer, babies have a higher survival rate, childhood diseases are eliminated, etc.

Answer 5

well, back in the day diseases were WAY easier to pass along and that's why so many people would die in a year.

plus, they had to think twice about having children.

would they be able to afford them?

now, there's less of that. therefore, more kids.