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To: stsimon who wrote (137347)	12/25/2017 12:17:53 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217656

Fake News. You know what social science is, do you? As the social scientists of the 1960's predicted, societies that received a dignified amount of electricity saw an immediate correlating drop in fertility rates. Brazil is a textbook example: That means Africa needs more electricity As this graph of the 100 largest countries attests, fertility rates are consistently lower when even a modest amount of electricity is available to citizens: Worldwide Population is seen high because the old people are not dying. They are living longer

To: stsimon who wrote (137347)	12/25/2017 1:12:55 PM
From: GPS Info	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217656

May 22, 2012 Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates.