[john_max_1]

> If world poulation halved we'd still be at 1975 population levels .. a time when the world functioned.

The prosperity was much lower than. The scientific advancement even lower.

[defrost]

We won't lose knowledge by returning to 1975 population numbers, nor will we lose the ability to expand our scientific understanding.

The knowledge gains of recent decades did not ride on the back of population growth.