While I will agree that there is a lower limit to a viable "human civilization" I think there absolutely is an upper limit as well. It's a simple supply/demand thing. While I don't think we have hit that upper limit, I don't think unlimited growth is a solution to anything.
In addition, I do not see how we need more people to make human civilization "viable," as if it wasn't "viable" in the past when we had far fewer people, or isn't viable now with the number that we have.
Why don't we just stop worrying about the population problem, and let supply/demand take care of it.
He's making the same argument you are, except that he believes that upper limit is far beyond what the great reset folk currently think.
This clip is a bit short, but I've seen him speak about this matter before.
He believes in human ingenuity, that we will fix whatever problems we create and adapt. That's why he wants to be able to expand to an interstellar species, because as long as we remain on this planet, we are vulnerable to a mass extinction event. This isn't a doomer great reset type thing, it inevitably will happen, but current models have it so far off that we have plenty of time.
Seemed to me I recall something about 100,000 years something catastrophic may be in the mix, which is a far cry from "in 5 years the polar ice caps will melt and Obama's brand new mansion will be destroyed". We get to being interstellar by having more smart people. Might create a bunch of dumb people in the process, but there's work for them as well.
The only thing that will destroy the Earth is the second advent. Christ's sheep will be rescued, his enemies will be destroyed, the Earth will be purified by fire, and a New Heaven and Earth will be re-created wherein dwelleth righteousness. Happily ever after. This is why I never worry about ELE's. If it were possible, God wouldn't be God. This is why the DS cabal cannot succeed. Yes, they are destroying and killing for now, but God will bring it to a stop before they destroy and kill everyone/everything.
What the actual fuck.
I don't know what to make of that.
While I will agree that there is a lower limit to a viable "human civilization" I think there absolutely is an upper limit as well. It's a simple supply/demand thing. While I don't think we have hit that upper limit, I don't think unlimited growth is a solution to anything.
In addition, I do not see how we need more people to make human civilization "viable," as if it wasn't "viable" in the past when we had far fewer people, or isn't viable now with the number that we have.
Why don't we just stop worrying about the population problem, and let supply/demand take care of it.
He's making the same argument you are, except that he believes that upper limit is far beyond what the great reset folk currently think.
This clip is a bit short, but I've seen him speak about this matter before.
He believes in human ingenuity, that we will fix whatever problems we create and adapt. That's why he wants to be able to expand to an interstellar species, because as long as we remain on this planet, we are vulnerable to a mass extinction event. This isn't a doomer great reset type thing, it inevitably will happen, but current models have it so far off that we have plenty of time. Seemed to me I recall something about 100,000 years something catastrophic may be in the mix, which is a far cry from "in 5 years the polar ice caps will melt and Obama's brand new mansion will be destroyed". We get to being interstellar by having more smart people. Might create a bunch of dumb people in the process, but there's work for them as well.
Make the Universe Great Again!
The only thing that will destroy the Earth is the second advent. Christ's sheep will be rescued, his enemies will be destroyed, the Earth will be purified by fire, and a New Heaven and Earth will be re-created wherein dwelleth righteousness. Happily ever after. This is why I never worry about ELE's. If it were possible, God wouldn't be God. This is why the DS cabal cannot succeed. Yes, they are destroying and killing for now, but God will bring it to a stop before they destroy and kill everyone/everything.