Has anyone considered population growth as a danger to the environment???

Question

i learned that the underlying issue of most environment problems is population growth. you see, the more people to feed, the more resources, more space needed (hence why people keep clearing forests) and more strain on the environment. people should reduce the number of kids they bare, i'm not saying they shouldnt have any. The earth is not getting any bigger but people are populating as if we had INFINITE resources. The earth's resources are FINITE. i cant believe all the media focuses on is global warming and ignores the even bigger problem of population growth. after all, global warming is being caused by humans. if the population keeps exponentially growing , by the time i'm old, the earth will be overcrowded and more ruined. is this how we want to leave the earth to future generations?? dont you think people should take it easy on having so many kids?? People need to get educated to use birth control and family planning. I may not have any kids someday,i love my mother:earth.

Answer 1

The leading advocate for the idea that over-population hurts the environment has been Paul Ehrlich. His leading opponent was Julian Simon. Here'a a link to an article about a bet they made in 1980: http://www.overpopulation.com/faq/People/julian_simon.html

Here's a link to an article about Thomas Malthus who, in 1798, predicted that by the middle of the 19th century the population would outrun the food supply: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Malthus

Answer 2

yes ,indeed , thats why people are going to be replaced by robots{ this is not science fiction already} there are robots now that are programed to learn , just like a baybe does , and all due to the reason that robot are more efficient , dont complain , dont get sick , dont reproduce , dont pollute so yeah , but i still dont know if we humans are going to be exterminated at all

Answer 3

thats why some people in the world now are preserving the forest and trying to do everything they can to stop people from cutting down trees and woods.and some people are trying to plant seeds now too.more people mean more space needed to live.