i believe that, and aborted babies count, no matter what age

No. There are loads more people being born than are dying - we have a global population explosion on our hands. Even if it were true, a short life would still be a life with a start and an end, but when exactly life starts is for others to argue, not me.

Actually, more people are being born than are dying and the only way that the two are related is that life and death are a part of the same cycle of living. They are not, however, born as specific replacements. I believe that aborted babies are people and that they count as both lives and deaths.

More people are being born than have died.

1) There is no proof for this. Because of population's growth, it could also be asked where all those souls were coming. If we accept the idea of reincarnation, this means that most people who die will live again (except those who are escaping the cycle and maybe also some new souls). This does not mean necessarily that they incarnate again immediately. They could also incarnate as something else as a human. Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation 2) Abortion does not kill babies. Abortion kills fetuses. But of course, this would count as a "soul", even if it did not achieve a great degree of conciousness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion 3) "Big D In terms of its religious significance, aborting or not aborting is a non-issue for atheists. Atheists believe that the embryo is only earth matter – that a human being is merely conscious earth matter – that consciousness ceases when the body dies -- that there is nothing beyond death. T.L.C. From an atheist's perspective, how and when does a physical body acquire it's consciousness? Big D Nobody knows and nobody seems to be interested in talking about that question. T.L.C. What about Reincarnation? Big D With regard to the reincarnation assumption, the body is merely a vehicle which the eternal soul temporarily uses. The soul is not the body, but merely comes into the body, similar to a tenant moving into a house. When it’s time to leave, the soul simply sheds the body as easily as one would shed a set of clothes. T.L.C. And, like the tenant, simply moves out of the house? Big D Yup! In the reincarnation assumption, the embryo is considered to be merely earth matter with potential to evolve into a physical body. The physical human body is considered to be a tool, a vehicle, a house temporarily inhabited and used by the soul for obtaining earthly experiences. T.L.C. So relate that to abortion. Big D In the Reincarnation assumption, interrupting embryo development (abortion) is all but irrelevant. If the soul doesn’t come to Earth in a particular body at a particular time because the mother chose abortion, then the soul will come into a different body at another time or place. T.L.C. So the believers in reincarnation support abortion rights. Big D Definitely yes! T.L.C. Then why don’t you see them rallying to the pro-choice cause? Big D Because most believers in reincarnation also follow Hindu, Buddhist or similar traditions, and in these belief systems, the practice of non-interference is a major teaching." Source and further information: http://www.truth101.org/vs-ab-6-three-assumptions.html

I believe I read somewhere that for every person who is alive today, ninety people have died over the course of humankind. But at the same time, more people are currently being born than dying - that is why populations are increasing so alarmingly.