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Pie · 02-11-2004, 01:52 PM

"[If grain shipments stop] many here on Terra would die. Have you read Malthus?"

"Don't think so."

"Many would die. Then a new stability would be reached with somewhat more people--more efficient people and better fed. This planet isn't crowded; it is just mismanaged... and the unkindest thing you can do for a hungry man is to give him food. 'Give.' Read Malthus. It is never safe to laugh at Dr. Malthus; he always has the last laugh. A depressing man, I'm glad he's dead."

- Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

02-11-2004, 01:52 PM	#12
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	"[If grain shipments stop] many here on Terra would die. Have you read Malthus?" "Don't think so." "Many would die. Then a new stability would be reached with somewhat more people--more efficient people and better fed. This planet isn't crowded; it is just mismanaged... and the unkindest thing you can do for a hungry man is to give him food. 'Give.' Read Malthus. It is never safe to laugh at Dr. Malthus; he always has the last laugh. A depressing man, I'm glad he's dead." - Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.