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		chubot on Aug 30, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World's 7 billionth person about to be born If that were true then at some point in the future we will go back to a pre-1960 number. Do you honestly think that will happen? And how?

omarchowdhury on Aug 30, 2011 [–]

If history is any indicator, there have been events that wiped out most or all of a species. Even in our times, nature has swayed at her discretion; look at the earthquakes and tsunamis and the destruction to human life and property.

Such events are likely to re-occur.

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