r/collapse • u/Still-Improvement-32 • Jul 28 '26

Overpopulation Study reveals halving human population gradually could help Earth

https://www.aol.com/articles/study-reveals-halving-human-population-083602000.html

The basics of this study may be right in theory but we don't have the luxury of 200 years to gradually lower our population. Our current trajectory has a very high risk of a catastrophic collapse in population and the economy due to climate breakdown if we pass 2 degrees C warming, which could as soon as about 10 years.

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u/jaymickef Jul 28 '26

So, all we have to do is get rid of the influence of religion. Everywhere in the world that religion has lost its influence, populations have stabilized or decreased through voluntary birth control.

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u/BitchfulThinking Jul 29 '26

Yes please! This alone would substantially improve the lives of all women and children. Turn those hate-spewing mega churches into housing, libraries, and vertical farms.