Posted on 18 April 2008 by rom
Maybe I’m over-simplifying this, but here’s how I understand Malthus: he predicted that man’s ability to produce food would be outstripped by the speed of population growth, eventually resulting in everyone being reduced to a subsistence existence.
In August last year, the New York times loudly trumpeted the debunking of Malthus by saying that the Industrial [...]
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Posted on 18 April 2008 by rom
Heaven after Hell. That sums it up neatly for me, I think, the effect of the Roman Catholic church on Philippine society, and what it promises - especially in the context of the current rice situation.
Time to face facts: there’s too many people and too little rice. It’s not even about the cost of rice [...]
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