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Removed misleading graph -- 58.6 tonnes of Co2 per year per child
I think the graph is highly misleading. It was taken from a paper describing how textbooks fail to mention not having children as a way to reduce carbon footprint. The "56.8 tonnes", however, comes from the impact of all descendants averaged over the years in person's lifetime, and assumes that each descendant has the the same environmental impact as humans in wealthy countries in 2005. To me, this is obviously misleading so I removed it. If you disagree, please revert my edit and comment below. too_much curiosity (talk) 02:40, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
Epidemics and pandemics section is poorly written
This section has grammatical errors and it doesn't really make sense. It seems to contradict itself, and the source material it cites doesn't really make the claims mentioned in the second paragraph. 198.98.119.78 (talk) 04:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- I tried to fix the grammatical errors in the second paragraph. I read the source and agree that it doesn't make the claims mentioned in that paragraph. The last sentence of that paragraph also seems to be talking about a different subject. I think that whole paragraph should be either rewritten to match the source or removed. 23impartial (talk) 04:26, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
Change subsection name
The subsection "Key arguments" seems poorly named. Appears to imply "arguments for" the proposition in the article title, but then it's not clear how "carrying capacity" is an argument for or against human overpopulation. If no one objects, I will rename the section "Key concepts". Rollo (talk) 12:55, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Contemporary Moral Issues
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 October 2025 and 8 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Matthewcan7 (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by AMR1316 (talk) 00:42, 15 November 2025 (UTC)