Well, if we observe an animal population on its own nature, the population is naturally decreased when it reaches the carrying capacity. For humans though, we raise the carrying capacity with agriculture, livestock production, poultry etc. We use up anything to feed the population thus destroying the nature, causing genetic hybridization, using way too much pesticides, cutting trees down, polluting fresh waters etc.
As you have all heard it's said that drinkible water will be one of the biggest issues in middle east in the next 50 years. The diminishing of the ozone layer cancer will start to take many lives. The search for answers for these problems is nothing but trying to raise the carrying capacity of our humble population. They may or may not work, but there is an inevitable reality; "We will reach that point someday".
I don't find this sad or bad. It's the truth of nature and as much as i value an individuals life, i value the species more. You see, as these so called bad things happen, homo sapiens will not go extinct. There will be a big decreasing in the population but the remaining will be stronger and have better chance grow out of the ashes, so to say.
If we gain the consciousness of the inevitable, there is a whole new area to think about. Instead of trying to change the enviroment to feed more people, it's people we need to focus on changing. It's very important actually. If it's the exponential increase in the population that will harm the humankind most of all, how can you educate people to now have more than 2 babies? (Equals the number of adults in a family) Don't forget that if you are reading this, you are one of the lucky %10 percent of world population, how can everyone on the surface of earth get closer to having the same conditions? For this to get answered there are some concepts we should know about, and the technology of course.
Consider this post an opening, i'll continue saving the world in the next post.
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