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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by antisthenes on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @07:48AM (#18335608)
You can never prove it wrong.

It has to be wrong in perpetuity, because even if it is correct just once, it results in a wasted/depleted planet.

And honestly, considering how much non-renewable resources we are using and the rate of warming, worrying about the population bomb is sort of like trying to get enough cardio exercise while you have acute appendicitis.

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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @08:08AM (#18335731)
Those are connected, though. Energy use is a lagging indicator of population - which is why we're screwed even if population growth were 0, as we have a large part of the world still going through industrialization/development.
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