The Book of Genesis tells the story of creation of man. God said to man, "be fruitful and increase in numbers; fill the earth and subdue it." Prior to the nineteenth century, it was believed that God would provide for those who came into the world (Day 101). But, in 1798, this view was shaken by ...

Population growth and its consequences is a highly complex and controversial issue. Curbing population should be a central issue in everycountry's list of problems. Overpopulation is responsible for the deterioration of the quality of human life in all parts of the world. It has been respon...

Overpopulation has become an enormous crisis facing society today. Overpopulation is distinguished by the number of people in an area relative to its resources and the capacity of the environment to sustain human activities; that is, to the area's carrying capacity. When is an area overpopulated? W...

The single greatest threat to the future of our planet, to the environment and to our resources, may be too many people. Overpopulation is a global problem with environmental, social, and economic issues. It is likely that by the year 2050, the world's population will double. The problem ...

It is estimated that there are 6 billion people living on the earth right now. Our planet has a carrying capacity, which means that it only can provide valuable resources such as food and shelter for a definite amount of living creatures. The earth's carrying capacity has been known to be aroun...

The realization of the world's population crisis is creating new and disturbing ideas for many people to solve our overpopulation problem. Many ideas are being condoned as well as being criticized. Examples set by other countries such as China and India should help the United States establish a pol...

Population among the United States and those of the village of Laviano, Italy are very different. Currently as of May 9, 2004, the estimate population of the U.S. is 293,208,368 (www.overpopulation.org, 2004) while, the village of Laviano in 2002 only saw four births (The Sunday Telegraph). In...

The proposition of implementing a worldwide food bank is an enigma puzzled with questions of reasoning and morality. Some would say the possibility of establishing such an entity could lead to war, famine, and poverty on a worldwide scale. Others would suggest it could uplift a burden that plagues m...