Posted by saturn on May 29, 2006, at 10:43:42
In reply to Most people are long dead » saturn, posted by pseudoname on May 29, 2006, at 10:28:19
>> Hi, saturn!
Hi pseudoname!
>> Maybe I misunderstand what you were saying.You understand completely.
>> But the total number of human beings who have ever lived and are now dead is far greater. According to the Population Reference Bureau, there are at least 20 times more people in the earth than on it, so to speak. A lower estimate is that about 100 billion people have already passed on.
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. 6 billion alive today versus (at least) 100 billion that have ever lived and died is much easier to fathom. So my original statement was incorrect. Thanks so much for the clarification!
Saturn
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