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Estimated World Population to Pass 6,666,666,666 Today
suso writes ""The estimated population of the world will pass 6,666,666,666 today. No doubt an interesting number for people everywhere (not referring to any religion connotations). 5,555,555,555 was passed about 14 years ago. You may not realize that only 80 years ago, the population of the Earth was only around 2 billion. This shows how the population of the world has increased at an alarming rate in recent times, although the growth rate is almost half what it was at its peak in 1963, when it was 2.2%. Unrelated but also an interesting coincidence, the estimated number of available IPv4 addresses is getting very close to 666,666,666. It should cross over today as well.""
The two counters just crossed over each other about 10 minutes ago (2:42:36pm EDT). I estimate that the population counter will reach 6 repeating at approximately 11:30pm EDT.
You "schuttleMonkey"!
Not to be pedantic, but the number of the beast is actually 616... they have a wikipedia article about it here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast
*''I can't believe it's not a hyperlink.''
"666 is the number of the beast. Whose number is this?" - by Zibri (1063838) on Friday May 09, @02:55PM (#23353478)
Actually, the quote I have seen (which looks quite a lot like THIS number) from the Bible is:
600 threescore AND SIX
Specifically, from REVELATIONS (St. John/Holy Bible of Catholicism):
"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six"
(Correct me if I'm wrong fellas, thanks!)
APK
P.S.=> The way things keep going in this world today, man... it's getting to look MORE & MORE like the "Revelations" of St. John... apk
Judging by the sheer amount of porn, violence, and other forms of immorality on the internet, I would tend to agree with you.
They kill newborns and have sex selection abortions in China and India. Especially girls are affected since they can't "work as hard". So, now they have a few million males that will never be able to marry. Kind of a problem, I'd say.
Licensing would only work if there were consequences, like putting children up for adoptions and sterilization. But that would not fly, even in countries like China. It would definitely not fly here in western nations because both religious sects and politicians want more, MORE people. Reasons are similar, more people => more money from taxes and "donations". There is no regard for long term sustainability.
And sadly, there is very little public forum for this. We, as a population, are not evolved enough to think rationally about real world issues. The only discussion about facts like overpopulation and global warming is emotional tantrums in spite of reality.
Europe yes, US no. Last I checked, US birth rate was barely at "replacement level" (~2.1 babies/woman), Western Europe as a whole was slightly below, with variation between countries (some countries were well below, others at or slightly above). So without immigration, the US would basically remain at the same population, and Western Europe would slowly start declining. As it is, population is growing in both locations.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
And here I just read a story today that some lady is having her 18th baby.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90I4TN00&show_article=1&catnum=0
Yes this is really helping things out....
The greatest revenge in life is massive success.
"When I first heard Daydream Nation it quite frankly scared the living shit out of me." -- Matthew Stearns
The bees are being ripped apart from the inside by enzymes bred into GMO crops so that someone can protect their 'intellectual property' last I heard.
The total land area used for farming in America has decreased significantly over the past 50 years, and the total land area covered by forests has increased significantly as a result. Crop yields per acre are ridiculously high these days. The pollution created by agriculture is a potential concern if we needed more food, but the land area just isn't.
Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.
Population growth = Births - Deaths
There are approx. 360000 Births per day so grown is approx. 210000 humans per day.
The impact of 1 million extra death would therefore date the clock back by less than 5 days.
After the three people left, there are -1 people in the building. Add one and you've got 0, no-one.
Well, first of all, you can't live completely without meat. You need certain proteins that you can't get anywhere else.
You can easily satisfy all your protein requirements with vegetable sources. The argument that you need to eat meat is bogus.
That being said, I eat meat. I eat it for the same reason everyone does - it tastes good!.
The USDA doesn't have a clear candidate. What makes you think you know more than the USDA? I find it interesting that you blame people for making up reasons for things happening, yet you're very quick to jump to unproven conclusions as well. I smell confirmation bias.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, sue.
Nope. Check the List of countries by birth rate compiled from the UN statisitics, or the chart compiled from the CIA factbook stats. I don't know where you've been looking.
Mind you, it also has the highest infant mortality rate outside of the third world as well, so I guess it balances out somehow.
You may want to read the brief snippit on comparing infant mortality as well.
It only takes a few minutes not to be wrong on the internet.