Keep us posted. I have the book, but I've not read it yet. If you offer up things that you read in it, I'll try and find the time to read the book and respond.
Difficult to give an actual figure to that question (although some have come up with a figure of 2 billion), as it depends on so many variables. The carrying capacity of each country would need to be calculated, based on available resources and the rate at which those resources would be consumed...
The Hebrides - mountains, beaches, the ocean, small population, abundant wildlife (whales, dolphins, otters, seals, deer, golden eagles), the northern lights in winter, spectacular sunsets in autumn....
Here are some of my pics of places within a few miles of my house:
Of course. And that diseases are caused by bad air. And that there are only four elements: earth, air, fire and water. And phlogiston is real. And phrenology is an important part of medical science. And the Earth was created in 6 days.
All of these are important components of a modern science...
I think it's patronising and offensive. Last year, I learned that a whole church meeting prayed for me and I didn't quite know how to react to the news. I realise that their intentions may have been genuine, but I was offended that they felt the need to pray for me as if I was someone in need of...
OK, time to call you out on this.
I've been reading through all of your (very similar) threads. What exactly are your qualifications? Given that you have come on to a science thread with the view of debunking a scientific theory, I'm assuming you have excellent science credentials.
Lay them...
Red Queen's Hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The book "The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature" by Matt Ridley is worth reading.
The evolution of organisms is dependent on current environmental conditions. What may be deemed as 'progressive' (to use your term) may be of benefit to the organism today, but a shift in conditions may render that same organism at an adaptive disadvantage tomorrow. 'Progressive' and 'recessive'...