[danielf]

Originally Posted by Bender

yes, but people were mocking the fact I said Nature was ruthlessly economic when it comes to maintaining a balance and would create other ways of reducing the population if we continue keeping more and more people alive. The planet is now overpopulated and nature is now finding other ways to try and balance it out. could swine flu be that very virus, or will the human race beat it effectively enough to force nature to produce something even more powerful?

The first thing I don't disagree with, and the second is debatable. My point was that increasing health and wealth in the developing world will help to decrease the world population, as people will have less children. But again, that's for the other thread...