Anyone have any opinions about the increasing population and the effects it has on the world and us in the...?

Question

...near future?

Answer 1

For a start any particular pollution problem is multiplied by the number of people causing it. The environment can stand so much, then the pollutant starts to wreck the system. On a human note I remember a famous experiment with a rat colony in my studies. Up to a certain population density all was fine. Above that there was fighting, killing of the young and abnormal sexual behaviour. When the population was brought down again to the original level it all stopped. Humans are one of those species that breed regardless of individual or social circumstances and in a biological sense the poorer specimens try to survive by extra reproduction. Owing to modern medicine natural selection has all but vanished, therefore the future does not look too bright. However most people resent humanity being viewed in such an objective manner, which is one reason why social progress is so poor compared with scientific areas.

Answer 2

I'm worried. People having designer babies with full capabilities of having who knows what is not going to stop the growth of humans. The future is going to be a really tough world because you will have genetically modified humans being the norm and the naturals will be rare. All biodiversity will reduce to nothing where the only thing left over are humans with animal genes.

Sounds like a sci fi movie but it's not. The impact on resources wil also be evident and there will be very little to share if people keep on populating like bunnies.

Answer 3

From my point of view, increasing population mean
-more consumption demand
-more pollution
-high unemployment rate
-increase in society crime
-more worke force
-political instability