[Niamh.]

Oh they sound like us

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh they sound like us

In terms of overpopulation, definitely! Although it mentions Dinosaurs being generally too specialised to each of their environments being part of the problem, and humans sort of have the opposite problem: We are SO adaptable as a species, and even moreso with the help of technology, that we can now spread to almost every environment. The only ones we haven't "conquered" are Arctics, Deserts and living actually IN the oceans but even then, living in all of those areas is possible for humans using technology (just not very efficient). So human numbers will never go into decline naturally... we'll just keep multiplying until we completely wreck the planet. Ew.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

In terms of overpopulation, definitely! Although it mentions Dinosaurs being generally too specialised to each of their environments being part of the problem, and humans sort of have the opposite problem: We are SO adaptable as a species, and even moreso with the help of technology, that we can now spread to almost every environment. The only ones we haven't "conquered" are Arctics, Deserts and living actually IN the oceans but even then, living in all of those areas is possible for humans using technology (just not very efficient). So human numbers will never go into decline naturally... we'll just keep multiplying until we completely wreck the planet. Ew.

Yeah, we can't go on like we are, how long is that even sustainable? It's actually kind of scary when you start thinking about it.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, we can't go on like we are, how long is that even sustainable? It's actually kind of scary when you start thinking about it.

They do say we will go forth like star trek and start to colonise other planets. There has been talking of the moon and more recently Mars more so now they think there is frozen water there.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by jaxie

They do say we will go forth like star trek and start to colonise other planets. There has been talking of the moon and more recently Mars more so now they think there is frozen water there.

I personally don't have faith that the human race will ever stop the warring and in-fighting for long enough to properly concentrate on "boldly going where no man has gone before"...

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I personally don't have faith that the human race will ever stop the warring and in-fighting for long enough to properly concentrate on "boldly going where no man has gone before"...

No one, TS, no one.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by jaxie

No one, TS, no one.

It's not sexist if it's in inverted commas "woman".

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, we can't go on like we are, how long is that even sustainable? It's actually kind of scary when you start thinking about it.

I think the theoretical level for everyone to be sustained properly in something like 10 billion. But then, of course, the sad reality is that most people will simply NOT be sustained properly, so it could probably go much higher, just with a lot of places in a bad way.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

They do say we will go forth like star trek and start to colonise other planets. There has been talking of the moon and more recently Mars more so now they think there is frozen water there.

Maybe, it doesn't look likely anytime in the very forseeable future though

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I think the theoretical level for everyone to be sustained properly in something like 10 billion. But then, of course, the sad reality is that most people will simply NOT be sustained properly, so it could probably go much higher, just with a lot of places in a bad way.

Well, that's already happening even now.

Poverty, lack of education and religion in countries mainly in Africa and Asia are to blame for their massive populations though imo