Consider the warnings of Norman Borlaug:
"The green revolution has
won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and deprivation; it
has given man a breathing space. If fully implemented, the revolution
can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three
decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be
curbed; otherwise the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral
only. Most people still fail to comprehend the magnitude and menace of
the "Population Monster"...Since man is potentially a rational being,
however, I am confident that within the next two decades he will
recognize the self-destructive course he steers along the road of
irresponsible population growth..."
Technology and progress can buy
some time, but it can't solve the coming crisis. There's just too damn
many people. Until we solve that problem, all other problems are
inconsequential.
By the way, the quote is from his Nobel Peace Prize
speech in 1970. I think we're seeing the affects today, the ones he
warned about 46 years ago. We haven't begun to address the problem, and
the situation will accelerate in seriousness.
