Is the World Overpopulated? Is it not? It's a controversial question the world is dealing with today. "The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked at by every character of mind" (Bender, 10). However, I cannot make an opinion for you; it is for the reader to decide, who, if anyone, is correct. Population growth, to many, is looked at as a threat. Failure to acknowledge ....