Quote Originally Posted by Chufty
Hi, i've 'lurked' on these boards for a while now and it's pretty clear tht the majority of you guys are pretty intelligent and very conscious of social politics and stuff (i'm hoping flattery will get me everywhere!), so with that in mind i was hoping i could get some advice on a story i'm going to write.

The basic plot is that one of the main characters will discover a cure for all disease (I'm sure it's absurd but i dont care) which will initially be heralded as the greatest moment in mankind's history. However, i want to take the story in the opposite direction and make it cause the end of civilised existence. I figure that overpopulation is the best way to go as it could cause massive problems on such a major scale, i'm thinking that eventually it would cause a full on World War as countries battle for terrritory and resources.

I was hoping that you guys could help me out with some theories on how long it might take for overpopulation to cause such problems and maybe give me your thoughts on what would happen if people stopped dying and lived longer?

Thanks
sounds like resident evil or one of those zombie movies.

no wait...

It sounds like I am Legend....