tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post5984967423745518091..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Time and Chance (7)Dr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-58037260503328778842019-10-26T13:32:18.053-04:002019-10-26T13:32:18.053-04:00Hmm, talking about wisdom and philosophy, it defin...Hmm, talking about wisdom and philosophy, it definitely looks like the preacher in those days did not yet do exponential math. If he did, this would really have blown his mind.<br /><br />The following estimates have been made - <br /><br />https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-would-there-be-today-if-nobody-had-ever-died-since-the-first-human?no_redirect=1<br /><br />The number of people that have so far ever been alive on planet Earth: 108 billion.<br /><br />The number of people that would be alive today if no one had ever died and procreated with 2 children per family:<br /> - about 10^2400.<br /><br />"For comparison, the universe has only been around for <br />4.35 *10^17 seconds."<br /><br />This means there would have been 2383 as many more people on planet Earth as there are seconds since the big bang.<br /><br />Hence, the fact that people including young children can and do die early preserves life for the survivors on planet Earth or population growth would be dangerous.<br />Qmannoreply@blogger.com