The Malthusian Catastrophe

As I so wisely stated a couple hundred years ago, "The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man." What I've been saying for all these years is that inevitably, population will continue to grow and shall exceed the ability of the earth to provide for humanity. While our population exponentially grows, the earth's resources stays a fixed amount.

Yep, you guessed it, were screwed. I've only been trying to tell you for 200 years now! However, with modern science being as modern science is, I've begun to postulate new theories in addition to my original, "Were all gonna' die in a Malthusian Catastrophe" idea. Maybe we got more time than I originally thought. Nevertheless, my catastrophes are pretty dangerous and we should work to avoid the disaster in which our population halves itself a few times and returns to subsistence-level conditions.

Since my publications of my treatise, The Principle of Population (Which is an absolutely fabulous read) in 1826, I still maintain that a famine, great war, or epidemic is on humanity's horizon. Its just a matter of time! However, many believe we are capable of changing that course with new developments in science. With the institution of population growth laws such as a limit on the amount of children, it seems possible to prevent the impending Malthusian Catastrophe.

No matter what the future holds for us insignificant humans, my ephemerides (astrological charts which provide the positions of the heavenly bodies at a given time) will give you wonders to wander. So before the power of population is greater than the earths ability to provide for humanity, read about the world! And only if we work together and use our knowledge can we guarantee the immortality of humanity.