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In article <3047@uswnvg.uswnvg.com> rfisher@uswnvg.com (Robert Fisher) writes:
> Current estimates place the food cosumption volumes at a maximum in
>sixty years from 1990. This means that if every mouth was feed evenly,and at
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>current growth rates, there will be just enough food for sustaining life. Afterthe year 2050, this will not be true. Does anyone out there have any senarios
>that are not so gloomy? Help me escape my pessimistic outlook! I know about
>environmental dangers that are considered to be genecide prior to 2050, but
>what about pure overpopulation estimates.
Your 'if' is a fantasy ideal (like frictionless planes). There already isn't
enough food to sustain life in the real world at 'current' population levels.
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