The Doomslayer (1997)(archive.wired.com)
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The Doomslayer (1997)
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This reminds of the The Rational Optimist. Not that I agree with all the arguments made, but the contrary optimistic point of view is refreshing.
http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog
http://www.rationaloptimist.com/publications/the-rational-op...
In brief, "Julian L. Simon, a neither shy nor retiring nor particularly mild-mannered professor of business administration at a middling eastern-seaboard state university" is challenging the widely-accepted wisdom in the life-sciences.
I wonder if he still that optimistic today.
He died less than a year after this article was written.
Yes, he died a while ago. I love this guy though. The ultimate contrarian, and for all the right reasons: optimism.
http://www.aei.org/publication/julian-simon-still-more-right...
Every new human birth is not a drain on the planet, but another great mind working together with us towards solutions.
http://www.aei.org/publication/julian-simon-still-more-right...
Every new human birth is not a drain on the planet, but another great mind working together with us towards solutions.
I see no reason why he wouldn't be.
At the same time, one has to be aware of the terrible nature of exponential growth. A planet that seems half empty is just one population doubling from being full, and our population has been doubling in significantly less than a single lifetime for quite a while now. So far, the increase in our ability to grow and distribute food seems to have outstripped our population growth, but what limits are we likely to run into?
About the only thing we can be assured of is that our civilization's doom will not be an obvious one.