Benjamin..."I personally do believe that the earth is perfectly capable of producing enough resources constantly to sustain such a population as we've become. "

I do NOT...I have studied this for 'about' 30 years and see irrevocable damage already. It is not enough to do math and show that if all the food produced were saved and divided fairly, we could all eat supper. Right now the Chesapeake Bay, near me, is in trouble...and YOU ought to know about the Salmon problem, as well as the need for major irrigation in central Washington. And world-wide it is VERY scary..ask anyone in Indonesia or Bangladesh.

Even 'if' you were correct about the current population level, what do you think we will do in 30 years, if the population doubles again?

I have a son who just turned 21...he will see things I don't want to think about...it makes me sad. (I 'may' live that 30 years..if Mudcat is still going, I'll log on at 94 and remind you what I predicted..*wry smile*)