7 Billionth person to be born on Monday

Undertoad · 10-29-2011, 04:58 PM

Earth pop. now apx 7000000000

Many will wring their hands at this.

But here, at the Cellar, we watched that video from that dude;

That dude who showed how, once cultures advance a little, their lifespan goes way up and the number of kids in their families goes way down. From seven children per family to two children per family.

At one point the population curve looked like a J and many people projected that this was a disaster of tremendous proportions.

But at the same time, global fertility rates and the number of babies popping out started to fall:

Now they've realized that the curve is going to be more of an S than a J. It's not that the original population scientists were wrong with their science. It's that there were forces at work they hadn't anticipated.

Maybe there are forces that we don't understand. There may be human instincts to keep reproduction levels high enough to ensure the survival of the tribe. If life is hard, you need seven children to keep the it going. If life is easy, you only need two.

Pete Zicato · 10-29-2011, 05:18 PM

What will they win?

footfootfoot · 10-29-2011, 05:39 PM

Monday Monday can't trust that day
Monday Monday 7 billionth baby just popped out they say
Oh Sunday morning, it gave me no warning of what was to be...
That Monday morning there'd be 7 billion babies.

Clodfobble · 10-29-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

their lifespan goes way up and the number of kids in their families goes way down.

Also, the healthier they are, the more likely they are to have multiple births. Even after removing the influence of in vitro procedures, the rate has gone up relatively dramatically in just the last 100 years.

What if, in another 1000-2000 years, we're all having litters of 3-4 at a time, with gestation periods of 14 months?

wolf · 10-29-2011, 06:07 PM

I'm the 3,125,391,604th person, according to this.

richlevy · 10-30-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I'm the 3,125,391,604th person, according to this.

I'm below 3,000,000,000. I didn't realize that you were so much younger than me.

You're still just a babe, babe

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Lamplighter · 10-30-2011, 09:36 AM

I'm 2,184,948,001... take that all you young wippersnappers !

BigV · 10-31-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

I'm 2,184,948,001... take that all you young wippersnappers !

When I was born, I was the 3,106,759,757th person alive on Earth, Gramps.

Griff · 11-05-2011, 07:51 AM

I heard somewhere this week that reduced male fertility should give us a human free planet in 10,000 years or so, unless Pakistani nukes go free range earlier.

wolf · 10-30-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

I'm below 3,000,000,000. I didn't realize that you were so much younger than me.

You're still just a babe, babe

.

I am babe-a-licious.

And I didn't think you were that much older ...

Undertoad · 10-29-2011, 08:55 PM

Clod, mankind should have all the genetic stuff worked out by then, to produce whatever is best so... what would you women prefer to birth, four 3-pounders or two 6-pounders?

Trilby · 10-30-2011, 07:42 AM

I would prefer that men birth them. Whatever the poundage.

Clodfobble · 10-30-2011, 08:26 AM

It ain't just the birth, it's the next 18 years. Better to engineer a larger birthing canal in the first place. And of course, no one wants a worldwide "hotdog in a hallway" epidemic, so now we have to engineer bigger penises, too. But I hear that research has been well underway for decades, so it's alright.

DanaC · 10-30-2011, 04:58 PM

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When you were born, you were the:
3,817,332,574th person alive on Earth

78,029,780,840th person to have lived since history began

HungLikeJesus · 10-30-2011, 05:43 PM

I wonder how they define a person.

10-29-2011, 04:58 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7 Billionth person to be born on Monday Earth pop. now apx 7000000000 Many will wring their hands at this. But here, at the Cellar, we watched that video from that dude; That dude who showed how, once cultures advance a little, their lifespan goes way up and the number of kids in their families goes way down. From seven children per family to two children per family. At one point the population curve looked like a J and many people projected that this was a disaster of tremendous proportions. But at the same time, global fertility rates and the number of babies popping out started to fall: Now they've realized that the curve is going to be more of an S than a J. It's not that the original population scientists were wrong with their science. It's that there were forces at work they hadn't anticipated. Maybe there are forces that we don't understand. There may be human instincts to keep reproduction levels high enough to ensure the survival of the tribe. If life is hard, you need seven children to keep the it going. If life is easy, you only need two.

10-29-2011, 05:18 PM	#2
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	What will they win? __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

10-29-2011, 05:39 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Monday Monday can't trust that day Monday Monday 7 billionth baby just popped out they say Oh Sunday morning, it gave me no warning of what was to be... That Monday morning there'd be 7 billion babies. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-29-2011, 06:07 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm the 3,125,391,604th person, according to this. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-05-2011, 07:51 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I heard somewhere this week that reduced male fertility should give us a human free planet in 10,000 years or so, unless Pakistani nukes go free range earlier. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-30-2011, 09:36 AM	#7
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I'm 2,184,948,001... take that all you young wippersnappers !

10-29-2011, 08:55 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Clod, mankind should have all the genetic stuff worked out by then, to produce whatever is best so... what would you women prefer to birth, four 3-pounders or two 6-pounders?

10-30-2011, 07:42 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I would prefer that men birth them. Whatever the poundage. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-30-2011, 08:26 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It ain't just the birth, it's the next 18 years. Better to engineer a larger birthing canal in the first place. And of course, no one wants a worldwide "hotdog in a hallway" epidemic, so now we have to engineer bigger penises, too. But I hear that research has been well underway for decades, so it's alright. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-30-2011, 05:43 PM	#15
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I wonder how they define a person. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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