The idea that there are already too many human beings is absurd. Those promoting such ideas aren’t leaders worth following as they clearly have no imagination or vision for humanity. Real leadership is enabling the expansion of humanity and our understanding of the universe. The real question is this: How do we get to a trillion human beings?
No other living species of creature on this planet, or indeed in all the universe that we can see, is as distinctly varied in scope or breadth. We are much now, and have been much in the past, and we are duty bound to explore and push the boundaries of what we can and must become. It is in our nature to explore and reach for more.