Sentient life elsewhere in the Milky Way

[xelasnave]

It seems simple but it is not that simple you need yet a si.ple understanding of how science defines itself a laymans definition defines science as something he thinks it is but usually it is not. Do yourself a favor find out what it is..it is not what you currntly believe. The truth will take you forward..well it has for me and I ofger my advice in an effort to expand your wisdom

[KenGee (Kenith Gee)]

Rom we didn't move from the stone age to the bronze age because we run out of rocks.
We self regulate our growth look at most of the developed world growth is zero. As the developing world catches up their growth will slow as well. At some point world growth will actually reverse.

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by KenGee

At some point world growth will actually reverse.

I suspect it's already happened.

No other planetary body/moon has been visited by humans for 42 years.

Supersonic airliners have not graced our skies for over a decade.

Media (as in archival data formats, CD, DVD, Bluray) have longevity
less than the spoken word.....(when was the last time you saw/held a leather bound version of Encyclopedia Britannica? )

[el_draco (Rom)]

Originally Posted by KenGee

Rom we didn't move from the stone age to the bronze age because we run out of rocks.
We self regulate our growth look at most of the developed world growth is zero. As the developing world catches up their growth will slow as well. At some point world growth will actually reverse.

There is no indication that overall population growth will slow in a controlled manner. Even the local dweebs in charge push a "sustainable growth rate" of 3%. Utter B.S.!! Calculate the doubling time and you'll understand why they are talking about a "Big Australia" .

The one thing that IS guaranteed is that we WILL have zero growth and probably a rapid population crash. We are NOT immune from population dynamics and there is no indication to suggest that we will avoid this fate. Economics says "Grow for Growths sake", History says otherwise History looks like it will repeat, but this time, on a global scale. If it does, the resulting planet will be impoverished both in terms of resources and biodiversity.