Exploding the overpopulation bomb

I was a child in the 70's--I had lived enough in the 60's to have witnessed the decline and fall of some great institutions during that fateful decade.

A lot of bad ideas manifested themselves and gained strength in those days. Today they have been accepted as foundational values in our culture.

One of these was the myth of the Bermuda Triangle. Books were written, and movies were made. Someone even suggested that this was the site of the sunken city of Atlantis. Others suggested there was a convergence of demonic activity, still others speculated it was aliens or a government conspiracy.

Today we laugh at ourselves--how easily we can be taken-in by a few people who know how to manipulate statistics and weave massive yarns. The truth is that there are many lost ships, planes, etc. anywhere there is a concentration of shipping and commerce, which can be proved by the examination of well documented shipping statistics around the world. We recently watched a documentary debunking the myth of the Bermuda Triangle (on PBS called Supernatural Science). After much detailed research it was discovered that all the stories, books and shows failed to include the facts about weather conditions at the time of the reported disappearances.

While watching the PBS documentary, I was reminded of another fable masqueraded as fact that is just as ridiculous; the myth of overpopulation.

A case in point is the 1970's movie called Soylent Green. The premise of this film was that by the end of the 20th century we were all supposed to be living in one massive city that spanned the globe, food stores and production had run out, and the remaining population was reduced to eating each other in the form of little green squares, called Soylent Green. I remember viewing footage (during those years) of horrible crowding, slums, poverty and starvation around the world and believing all the conjectures and fallacies of the over population myth (e.g. - European depopulation). Pictures can be quite compelling when creating these types of arguments. Fear is the tool utilized by these groups and even governments around the world who work to convince their people to jump on the birth-control bandwagon.

But a person can't drive through the American West and fail to realise just how unpopulated our earth truly is. A good look at satellite pictures of the earth confirms this fact.

It all boils down to Who we truly believe in, not just to Whom we make lip-service. Is God the god of the earth, or is He just a crutch for the feeble-minded? Does He know how many people there should be, or do we really think we can figure things out better than He, or that maybe He was too busy or stupid to have considered all factors when He told us to multiply and fill the earth? 

Three words describe the God I understand from the Bible--Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent; all-knowing, all-present, all-powerful.

Mankind didn't "sneak up" on God. He knows the beginning from the ending. There is no limit to His understanding. To even consider the idea that we can "save the planet" without consulting and following His plan is contemptible.

Here are a few well-done videos that make the point in a poignant way. For additional information visit the site Overpopulation is a Myth.