The Myth Of Overpopulation

Will the world really run out of space for human beings? Could humankind really populate the whole world to the point that there will be excess humans who will fall out of the earth? In the eyes of faith, this is absurd. How can God allow human beings to procreate and not provide a place for them? Can God be that stupid? Definitely, He knows what He is doing. There are some things that we human beings can not do and fathom because our brains, even if it is put to full use, will still be wanting and incapable. But even if this is not argued from the eyes of faith, it should be easy to see that overpopulation is not an issue in our present time and even in the future. Those who view the world as overpopulated are only those living in the metropolitan areas or those who have vested interest in making it appear that we are already overpopulated.One only had to go out of the city in order to see that there is a place and subsistence for everybody. Good distribution of the goods of the earth is the answer. Some people just have too many while others just have too few.

It is really unfortunate that there are certain groups who continue to mislead and confuse people about the issue of overpopulation. And it seems they are dominating and winning. Thanks to some national leaders who are more concerned about their pockets than the welfare of their people. If we are not critical of their statements, we will easily be convinced. Their arguments look really reasonable at the onset. But close scrutiny would reveal that it is misleading if not reductionist. Try telling it to people in the rural and countryside areas and you will certainly faced adverse reactions and unbelieving eyes!
Is it really a case of the world running out of space, food, power and other necessities? Those who are advocating population control, are they really concerned about the welfare of the people, specially of women. While it is true that population has something to do with economy and subsistence, we are not yet in that situation. And if we make good and full use of the resources of the world, we will never be in that situation. Human beings, the very object of depopulation, are in fact the best resource against hunger and development. We are our best response to the issue of overpopulation. Countries like Belgium and Singapore had already realized this. There was a time when they discourage and even give incentives to those who would control their family number. Now, because of the big generation gap that they are experiencing, they have realized that they could not anymore run their country because their population is aged and too young. You can not just produce people overnight. People need to grow, be educated, and acquire skills. If technology and tradition are not handed down because of generation gap, the country will easily collapse, and so will the world! Why, for your information, would countries in the Middle East, Europe, and the USA continue to invite and accept workers from well-populated countries like China, India, and the Philippines? Not only because they are too rich that they can afford workers. The truth is that less of their citizens are available to do the works they needed. They can not provide the necessary manpower and skills demanded by their economy. If our government claims that we are "overpopulated", where would we get those billions of dollars we get as incomes from OFW's? At present, can we survive without our OFW's? Not that we recommend it. The fact is that we could not provide work for our citizens. We have not really exhausted our human resources. If we can provide jobs for all our people, we would have one of the best and greatest work force in the world.
It would be better for us then to enhance, educate, and equip our people rather than prevent them from being born. The world and us are a team. God made it that way. As human beings with the gift of intelligence, we are stewards of the whole creation. Let us put ourselves, the world's best resource, to our advantage.