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两个世纪后的今天,人们可以随意嘲笑托马斯·马尔萨斯。他的有关人品产长不可避免地超过食品的供应的名言已被“绿色革命”所推翻。那么我们为什么仍然关心马尔萨斯在1798年发表的《人口原理》?因为马尔萨斯不是凶事预示者,而是一位乐观主义者。他相信人类将“歪打正着地”找到解决办法
Two centuries later, people are free to laugh at Thomas Malthus. His famous quote that food production inevitably exceeds the supply of food has been overturned by the “Green Revolution.” So why are we still concerned about the “principle of population” published by Malthus in 1798? Because Malthus was not an animosity but a optimist. He believes that mankind will find a solution “crookedly”