“It is almost a crime to have one more child today because the biggest problem is population.”

—Sadhguru

Right now, the population of the world is 7.2 billion people. It is a phenomenally high number. Never before in history have this many human beings existed on the planet. What this means is, 6.5% of the total number of people who ever lived upon this planet, are here right now. There shouldn’t be more than 1%. This is a serious problem.

It is almost a crime to have one more child today because the biggest problem is population. We think the biggest problem is global warming. No, it is population. If the population is lowered, global warming will not happen. If you reproduce excessively, nobody will live to their full lifespan. People will start dying because of a variety of shortages and scarcities, which is already happening. Half the people on the planet don’t get to eat properly. We want those who are alive to live a long and fruitful life. But those who are not yet, we can hold them up there.

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