Originally Posted by Flintc

I think you are barking up the wrong tree. The world's human population has probably already exceeded the world's long term steady state carrying capacity. And we're still breeding like bacteria, so there WILL be a population implosion. The four horsemen will ride.

Originally Posted by Jack Ridley

I might not be a crackpot in real life, but I play one on the internet.

Originally Posted by Jack Ridley

Humans aren't steady state.

Originally Posted by Flintc

No species is inherently steady state, and most species do have a population pattern of boom and bust. They all would, if food supply allowed.

Indeed, one of the three requirements for evolution is that EVERY species outbreed its carrying capacity, so that selection happens at all.

Originally Posted by Jack Ridley

I might not be a crackpot in real life, but I play one on the internet.

Originally Posted by Jack Ridley

But humans no longer follow that pattern. Not only has fertility begun to fall below the replacement rate in many countries, but technological advancement has always kept us from starving.

Originally Posted by OldManOnFire

It doesn't matter to me...but it matters to lots of so-called 'white' citizens. We hear it every day; buy American! Our government seems to legislate based on ethnic and racial and economic guidelines. We have civil rights and gay rights and my rights and your rights yet we're supposed to be one culture. We continue to discriminate albeit more covertly. I've traveled extensively in the USA so I know it exists. All I was saying is that this so-called 'white group' will eventually die off. 'White' citizens are alarmed because Latinos are 'taking over' or areas are inundated with 'Asians' or 'Blacks' get special treatment, etc. The USA is not one culture; it's a melting pot of specific and mostly segregated groups. Further, religion plays a huge roll in this scenario. So take a close look at this country and you'll find it is neatly packaged into economic groups, ethnic groups, racial groups, old groups, sick groups, etc. I'm glad it's evolving away from it's 'white-bread' mentality...