Comments on: The Texas argument http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/ Humanity's Greatest Challenge Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:13:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: myriad views on overpopulation « Trinifar http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-9037 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:46:45 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-9037 [...] is plenty of room on the planet. Pennsylvania, Texas, Canada, Australia, France, and Russia are frequently referred to has having room for all 6.7 [...]

]]> By: John Feeney http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-2506 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:01:04 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-2506 Anon,

Heh, well yeah, I guess that would be one more problem with the Texas argument. ;)

]]> By: Anon http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-2479 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:02:28 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-2479 Ask anyone in Houston how they would feel if the New Orleans evacuees became their permanent neighbors.

Now ask that person if they would accept billions more people who are many orders of magnitude poorer and have cultures completely different from the US.

It wouldn’t work.

]]> By: John Feeney http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-219 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:12:47 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-219 MDude,

You may have hit on the the solution. But maybe Texas in the winter, Alaska in the summer. I’ll have to think about it… ;-)

]]> By: MDude http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-216 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:35:07 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-216 Come on now, Alaska is much larger than Texas. Plus, since it’s so cold, putting people there will slow down their metabolic rates. Or kill them in large numbers. At the very least, it’ll help keep all those packed together humans from cooking each other with their own body heat.

]]> By: John Feeney http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-122 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:28:22 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-122 Thanks Magne! I appreciate the kind words. I’ve enjoyed your comments and look forward to further discussion. :)

]]> By: Magne Karlsen http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-119 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:25:26 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-119 Houston? Houston? Are you there? Houston? Can anyone hear me? Houston? Houston? Er. Houston .. ?!

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/exploration/mmb/index.html

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Anyway.

John: I think I shall have to say something about this eco blog of yours. Right here, and right now. I’m very happy that I found it. Interesting to see someone else caring about the taboo issue that has been the curse of my life for ages, and still is. – — lol . ..

Hey: You’re doing a very good job!

]]> By: John Feeney http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-74 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:44:59 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-74 Oh come on, Ross. Time is relative. When you’re as old as I am, 7 billion years seems like a couple of days! ;-)

]]> By: Ross http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-72 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:04:23 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-72 “Actually, space colonization is what economist Julian Simon had in mind when he said we could (and should) keep growing the population for the next 7 billion years”

I have a confession to make. I don’t give a damn what happens 7 billion years from now. Hopefullly, though, our sun will go red giant long before then.

R

]]> By: John Feeney http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-71 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:53:59 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-71 Ross — Heh, no that’s just dry land. God only knows how many trillions we could fit if we lived under water etc. :-/

Actually, space colonization is what economist Julian Simon had in mind when he said we could (and should) keep growing the population for the next 7 billion years. The math of his assertion has been pretty thoroughly debunked though.

]]> By: Ross http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-70 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:35:52 +0000 http://growthmadness.org/2007/01/19/the-texas-argument/#comment-70 “that makes the earth’s land surface about 220 times the size of Texas. Thus, taking the world’s current population of 6.5 billion and multiplying, we could fit over 1.4 trillion (i.e., over 1,400 billion) people on earth with “plenty of room for everyone!”

Does that include water? If it doesn’t, then there’s even more room. Both under the ocean and we could build floating cities. Or how about the moon? Or just space stations.

You gotta get creative, people.

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