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World population has remained fairly constant over the last 2000 years

This is gather, if there are any, perspectives on how the world's human population has been over the past few thousand years.  Some people have claimed to my face that world population has remained constant at about 5-7 billion people.  Most believe it was about 300 million 2000 years ago, progressing to about 7 billion today.  Supposedly, the Mayans and Maccabees suggested the world population has remained more constant.

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World population stable

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World population progressive

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I agree with that assertion. I also believe that the earth is flat and Donald Trump would make a good president.

Side: World population stable
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It's incredibly naive of history to say there always was approximately the same population as today.

http://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/ mercator/1/0/25/

Side: World population progressive
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I agree completely

to say the worlds population has stayed the same is crazy and I mean crazy.

Side: World population progressive
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I honestly can't believe someone actually believes this...

Side: World population progressive
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Also how could Mayans, an ancient civilization who never came into contact with the majority of the world know the population of the entire planet? We're they e-mailing consensus forms hundreds of years ago?

Side: World population progressive
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world pop has approximately been constant for about the last 2000 years apparently, never really surpassing a billion until relatively recently. Something like this:

http://www.susps.org/images/worldpopgr.gif

Side: World population progressive

World Population 2000 years ago: Approximately 300,000,000

World Population Now: Approximately 7,000,000,000

Technology is great, eh?

Side: World population progressive