Comments on: Analysis and expansion of the article by Albert Bartlett: “The World’s Worst Population Problem — (Is There a Population Problem?):” http://pintmaster.com/20020415/population-growth-problem/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:37:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Coutts http://pintmaster.com/20020415/population-growth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-16712 David Coutts Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:57:25 +0000 http://www.pintmaster.com/wordpress/20020415/population-growth-problem/#comment-16712 The big problem with Bartlett's argument (Arithmetic, Population and Energy) is that population grows exponentially (at a constant rate). Bartlett's use of the Rule of 70 (divide the growth rate into 70 to get the doubling period) only adds to this fiction. It's just not true. Population grows via variable rate compound interest. See my article for an explanation, and suggested improvements to Bartlett's argument. The big problem with Bartlett’s argument (Arithmetic, Population and Energy) is that population grows exponentially (at a constant rate). Bartlett’s use of the Rule of 70 (divide the growth rate into 70 to get the doubling period) only adds to this fiction.

It’s just not true. Population grows via variable rate compound interest.

See my article for an explanation, and suggested improvements to Bartlett’s argument.

]]> By: jonny http://pintmaster.com/20020415/population-growth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-270 jonny Thu, 03 Mar 2005 15:26:26 +0000 http://www.pintmaster.com/wordpress/20020415/population-growth-problem/#comment-270 what the hell are you talking about what the hell are you talking about

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