John Allen Paulos Quote

It's been estimated that, because of the exponential growth of the world's population, between 10 and 20 percent of all the human beings who have ever lived are alive now. If this is so, does this mean that there isn't enough statistical evidence to conclusively reject the hypothesis of immortality?


Innumeracy, 5 Statistics, Trade-offs, and Society (p. 99)


It's been estimated that, because of the exponential growth of the world's population, between 10 and 20 percent of all the human beings who have...

It's been estimated that, because of the exponential growth of the world's population, between 10 and 20 percent of all the human beings who have...

It's been estimated that, because of the exponential growth of the world's population, between 10 and 20 percent of all the human beings who have...

It's been estimated that, because of the exponential growth of the world's population, between 10 and 20 percent of all the human beings who have...