Topic awaiting preservation: The Overpopulation Quiz

Before attempting to answer these questions, read Overpopulation: An Introduction to the Issues and use Overpopulation.com as your guide to overpopulation issues.

1. What is the scientific definition of "overpopulation"?

2. Who was Paul Ehrlich? What was his claim?

3. When the world's population exploded in the 1970s, what also happened that more than supported the increase?

4. Who were the Paddocks and what did they advocate?

5. What policy did China adopt in 1979? Did it fail

6. What did fail?

7. From 1960 to 2000, what happened to the increase in world population?

8. What do the UN and the US Census Bureau project?

9. What is the current trend in population?

10. Why are the total fertility rates falling?

11. What is the scientific definition of "carrying capacity"?

12. Why does that model not apply to humans?

13. Why were Ehrlich and Paddock wrong about agricultural yields?

14. Who was Julian Simon and what did he argue?

15. Why are "natural resources" important?

16. What did Ehrlich lose? Why is that important?

17. Why is it safe to say that the threat of overpopulation is mythical?

18. What's the rule for population growth forecasting?

This quiz was especially created for InI.

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You ladies really need to get a room

metahuman: Why post a quiz specifically directed at one inmate? If you have a point to be addressed to more than one of us then cool but if this is just between you two perhaps email might be a better idea.

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In line with the theme of Asylum, InI you need to get a separate room with padded walls and a locked door, and stay there.

EDIT: I really don't understand why you can't discuss anything without resorting to ad hominem comments.

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The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action.
We have done so.
Now Tyberius Prime expects him to start complaining that we removed his 'free speech' since this message will replace all of his posts, past and future.
Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.

Okay then this is what your name means...

In ---- I. You're self-centered.

The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action.
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Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.