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		kal_lamar on July 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How many people have ever lived on Earth? i have the same (mis)memory.. where is this from?

ianburrell on July 5, 2023 | [–]

I wonder if there were old estimates based on religious teaching that Earth is only 6000 years old. We have only recently known the age of humanity and prehistoric population.

Or maybe it was saying that wasn’t based on estimate.

ssttoo on July 5, 2023 | [–]

Same here. I’m thinking the book Species maybe?

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