Will Mankind Population OverGrow?
537908
An experiment in biology class was to put two rats in a comfortable cage, with plenty of food and water.\nThey reproduced and reproduced until the cage was getting a little over populated.  One day the rats turned on each other and fought to the death.  Even the survivors where so badly cripled that eventually they all died.\nPeople in large cramped quarters fight more than rural dwellers.  It was a lesson for all of us in over population.\nIn some cases the rats got disease before they fought and died of the disease.Even though the cage was kept clean.\nWe studied all hot population zones.  More murders, sucides and violent crime happen in over populated areas.  Thats a fact.
656130
No. Even if the human race moves-on to distant planets, the universe will remain diverse and we will not look the same.  \nJust watch an episode of "Red Dwarf."
1099842
well its not a very long span of time so there will be very very minute changes.. if we remain alive, then i think some of the changes can be:\n1) average height will reduce\n2) we will develop some adaptations in our skin, lungs and eyes to protect ourselves from pollution\nand many other possible changes...\nwe must not say that we wont be alive after 20000 years.... always hope for the best........\nLETS MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE
355730
nothing really, since that there was earth 5 billion years b4 humans. so i guess the next 5 billion years( thats when the sun will combust) will be really qiuet!
351272
Overpopulation is a very serious problem. Populations grow exponentially and any environment eventually reaches its carrying capacity, the limit at which the available resources can sustain a population.  An artificially imposed limit is probably not the answer, as it can have destabilizing cultural affects, such as those seen in China where those limits have been tried.  Actually the best answer might be addressing poverty.  Wealthier populations actually tend to reproduce less.  There are many reason for this, including education and access to birth control methods.  Mostly, it is because children cease to be seen as an economic resource.  In agrarian cultures, children are basically cheap labor and so there is an economic incentive to procreate more.
596690
The population tends to increase faster than the food supply.\n\nIn general, at least with humans, the population increases exponentially while the food supply increases linearly leading to shortage/hunger.
469227
I think the full process of growth terminates at the age of 25, when it get reversed and falls into decay. So, theoretically, I would say it is possible.
538566
my dear,\nmen are too weak for that,and nature can't trust them.\nthere was a movie,that had this idea,have you seen it?\nany ways...\nI agree with the one who said,we 'll have a stop to population growth.
12935
The Earth has probably already peaked as a haven for plants and animals and begun its long descent into oblivion, according to scientists at the University of Washington who have plotted out the future of our planet.\n\nThese are not prophets of doom who have mounted the podium to warn us that we are killing ourselves through bad stewardship. They are scientists who say all good things must come to an end sometime, and at best we've got no more than half a billion years left.\n\nAfter that, the planet will return to its ancient past, inhabited only by bacteria and single-celled organisms, just as it was in its earliest years. But in time even those will vanish as the Earth is reduced to a lifeless chunk of rock, or swallowed entirely by an expanding Sun. \n\n...
757772
I think there's a screw loose in all humans that acts as a form of population control. This, of course, is aggression. For all the sickness and famine and natural disasters, we're still spreading across the globe in a hurry and the failsafe to keep our numbers down is war. Nasty, but it seems to be the case. I could suggest alternatives (Olympic-style competitions to attain land or what have you) but I doubt anyone would adhere to them. Perchance the best hope we have is space travel, whereby the human race can spread as it needs to and will have less need to club each other to death for the sake of a patch of dirt.
978266
depends on a number of factors, how hot its burning, ours should be around for a few more billion yrs.
599507
I Wouldnt Doubt It\n\nThe Population Of The Earth Is About 6 Billion Now\nIf 1/3 Of The Population (2 Billion) \nHave 2 Children In The Next 5 Years\nThat Will Add 4 Billion To The Population\nExponentially Incredible\nThere Are Only So Many Resources Available\nEventually\nWe Will End Up Procreating Ourselves Out Of Existence
193172
I think so. China has already has a larger population than we do. This means that they have more man power. More man power means they can produce more for cheaper. They also have the ability to have more great minds and creative thinkers because of such a population. And, if we don't shape up we are screwed.
116318
anyone who thinks that the world is overproducing food is just plain not paying attention. The current practices of food production in the world give us (or any living thing) about 40-80 more years of soil left for which to grow food in. If the practices of today's farmers are authenticated, then we can start "turning the clock back." To answer your question, the point was about 1940 when we overtook the earth's ability to provide for us. (think baby boomers). If we do things right, we can provide a healthy life for a pop'n of over 8 billion. Right now,only about 750 million people get adequately clean food and water.
83493
No, that's why wars happen and massive epidemic viruses. Nature has its way of underpopulating, but if science continues keeping people that should die at their old stages from dying maybe someday we could get overpopulated. Therefore we should move to another planet...hehe
333198
I think that would just cause more problems because of over population and sparse natural resources.\n\nI guess that's a no.
467875
Think of it this way - not everybody in the world is having a child, or 2 children. And besides, there are ways that our world can cope with an expanding population. It's in countries where we can't cope that there's a problem. Have all the babies you want, so long as you can nurture them and care for them. Just don't build a giant house and don't support subdivisions. That's where it starts to hurt the Earth.