[TZGISUG] The World of Seven Billion

[Chris]

    Morning Langen ,

    Interesting article

    Have a look at this site

    http://www.worldometers.info/world-population

    "It had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population 
    to reach one billion -- the second billion was achieved in only 130 years 
    ( 1930)"

    In similar vein you should look out for a copy of Dan Browns new novel
    INFERNO

    http://www.danbrown.com/inferno

    Not a very good book as he scrambles around very superficially in huge 
    swaths of history -- still the thrust of the book is topical.

    The largest growth of population is in areas where the means to sustain 
    these increased numbers is under great stress.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_the_Principle_of_Population

    Will human fertility / fecundity drop off ?
    or
    WIll humans continue to reproduce until they have turned Mother Earth 
    into a desert  -- and thereby sealed their own fate ( Mars )

    Lost of interesting reading   :--)))

    PS: Langdon ( in the inferno [infernal] novel ) lifts an interesting 
    quote 
    "The Hottest places in Hell are reserved for thos who maintain their 
    neutrality in times of great moral crisis" 

    Interesting -- one of the favourite quotes of J F Kennedy ( or was it 
    actually created by him ?

    http://theaoe.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/on-jfk-and-dante

    The lesson of course is to never take anything at face value ,  but to 
    check it yourself -- a couple of times !


    CM

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On 13 Jan 2014 at 23:28, Langen R. M. Mallya wrote:

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