If there were only 2billion people on earth would it be a better/healthy place?

Answer 1

Yes, with less people there is less damage on the world due to a lesser demand of needs humans need to servive. Not to mention more room for other animals to live and not become extinct.The world is running out of space for people so i would saw having 2 billion is a great step towards a cleaner environment and a healthier earth.

Answer 2

Good question. Of course, it depends on your idea of better/healthy. And since you didn't provide that, I guess I'll just have to use my own.

First, I have to think of why the population would decline so far. We're talking about a 66% decrease! That might be possible through a global nuclear war, which would probably make much of the planet uninhabitable as well. That would probably leave the 2 billion survivors crammed densely into to very small areas. In that case, the world would definitely not be a better place. Ever seen a skinner box where they keep increasing the rat population? It's pure chaos, rat hell! And I don't think we're much different in that respect.

I suppose a global pandemic could also cause such a population decline while still leaving much of the planet inhabitable in the aftermath. In that case, aided by communications technology, people would probably spread out more. Land would be dirt cheap because there'd be no competition. People would probably have less contact with each other, which would probably make people more introverted, peaceful and self-sufficient. Communicating with phones and computers would likely replace face to face interaction to a large degree. People who are very introverted, peaceful, technologically adept, and non-competitive would probably love a less populated world. Conversely, people who have opposite traits would hate it and probably form some sort of sub-culture that rebels against the norm.

Answer 3

That would all depend on who the leaders were and if there continued to be decadence and opposition to good authority (if there was such a thing.) Currently, we could feed all the people and get rid of all the pestilence if we only helped one another out, but there is so much greed, that it has become every man for himself. Try reading James Thurber's "The Last Flower." It is based pretty much on the concept that it is an endless cycle, the destruction of mankind whether there are two or a gazillion people. It doesn't matter.

Answer 4

Probably not. A very large percentage of people are living in third-world countries. It's really only a handful of people who do most of the damage... the few nations that have the power and capacity to build nuclear weapons, etc. Just because there are fewer people does not necessarily mean that these same handful of maniacs won't be around.

Answer 5

Certainly. Less people would be less drain on our resources. There would also be much less pollution to deal with, and more balance in nature as well. With less chemicals in our air, we would certainly be more healthy and better able to serve our planet.

But alas - too late. I just checked the population recorder and we are at present more than 66 billion. How can we get rid of 64 billion people without getting into trouble?

I think we're going to have to hurry with our space efforts so we can get enough room on another planet to take the overflow.

Answer 6

Actually, no. What will make people happy and at peace is to limit the urge to compete. We have a structure everyone subscribes to called commerce which creates false competitions. So to gain happiness is to not be involved in that cycle. Its possible but as soon as too many take up the stance, the watchdogs for commerce begin to bellow, "sect, cu;t, sect, cult" and everyone involved gets criminalized and everyone not involved wonders how anybody could subject their children to such horrors.

Answer 7

Not if you killed 4 billion people. There is nowhere to put all the bodies. Think of the stench.
Theoretically if the total population was smaller, then yes, there would be less polution, more resourses because they are not being used up as fast. Less poverty and crime, because there is more to go around and no need to fight over it. It would also be harder to hide the heinous crimes.

Answer 8

If there were only 1 billion people on earth it would be much better/healthy place!!!

Answer 9

.Your Right life would be more pleasant, but the bleeding harts make it harder to die naturally. Like the death penalty, the seat belt law, no plan pregnancy law for those that keep having kids... I could go ON but wont. Just take away the gas hogs or make them pay a gas tax every year and make it hurt.

Answer 10

There WERE 2 billion people on Earth. It was sick as hell! Super nasty! Stinky and FEELTHAY! That was a silly question. Think about it and apologize to all those dead 2 billion people! LOL!
Oh! and I can think of so many reasons why not to ask Don! Wanna hear one?
Oh! BrendaWise, why then was human lifespan so much shorter back then? DUH!