,! ,POPULATION ,MY?3 ,P>T ,I,I 

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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TAGS 3 DEP>TM5T ( POPULATION & 5VIRONM5T1 PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE1 NEW AGE MAL?USIANS1 VOICE ( NATURE1 ECO-MY/ICS & ECO-!I/S1 DEMOGRAPHY & SOCIETY1 F]TILITY & MORTALITY1 POPULATION GR[? RATES1 DEP>TM5T ( POPULATION1 POPULATION & 5VIRONM5T4 

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 ,= ! PA/ ?REE MON?S1 ! $ITORS ( ,GRE5 ,P]SPECTIVES W]E OBLIG$ TO SUSP5D PUBLICATION BECAUSE ( ! DEM&+ MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN ?AT WAS CONDUCT$ 9 ,BURL+TON FROM ,JANU>Y TO ,M>* BY ! ,BURL+TON ,GRE5S4 ,! ,GRE5S1 ( :I* ! $ITORS >E MEMB]S1 RAN A SLATE ( ?REE C&IDATES - ONE = MAYOR & TWO = ALD]MAN - 9 ! CAMPAIGN1 & ! $ITORS W]E DEEPLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! EF=T4  

  

,PHOTO BY ,ALEX&RE ,DULAUNOY1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,\R RACE WAS WIDELY FEATUR$ - NOT ONLY 9 ! ,V]MONT M$IA & 9 REGIONAL NEWSPAP]S LIKE ! ,BO/ON ,GLOBE1 BUT ALSO 9 ! NATIONAL M$IA2 AT ! 5D ( ,FEBRU>Y1 ,NEWSWEEK DEVOT$ ! GREAT] P>T ( A PAGE TO 0,! ,GRE5S ( ,V]MONT40 

,! RACE POS$ V]Y %>P ALT]NATIVES BETWE5 A ,DEMOCRAT 7MANY ( :OSE VIEWS W]E 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM ?OSE ( A ,REAGAN ,REPUBLICAN7 & A MOD]ATE BUT GR[?-ORI5T$ LIB]AL 7O/5SIBLY ! HEIR TO ! MANTLE ( 0SOCIALI/0 ,B]N>D ,S&]S74 ,! LOCAL PRESS1 9 P>TICUL>1 EMPHASIZ$ ?AT A VOTE = ! ,BURL+TON ,GRE5S C\LD GU>ANTEE ! ELECTION ( ! REACTION>Y ,DEMOCRATIC C&IDATE4 ,9 VIEW ( ?IS1 WE DID NOT EXPECT TO GA9 A SIZABLE VOTE = \R MAYORAL C&IDATE1 NOR DID WE2 BUT :]E PEOPLE FELT ?AT !Y C\LD 0VOTE !IR CONSCI5CE0 - 9 ! W>DS - \R TWO ALD]MANIC C&IDATES GA9$ #ag & #ba P]C5T ( ! VOTE4 ,MO/ IMPORTANT1 AS AN $UCATIONAL EF=T \R CAMPAIGN WAS EM95TLY SUCCESSFUL 

,WE REGRET ?AT TIME CON/RA9TS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE = US TO PREP>E AN ISSUE ( ,GRE5 ,P]SPECTIVES UNTIL N[4 ,WE >E PLEAS$ TO RESUME PUBLICATION BY PRES5T+ P>T TWO ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S 0,! ,POPULATION ,MY?40 

,! ,POPULATION ,MY?3 ,P>T ,I,I 

  
BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

  

,BE=E ! #a#i#gS1 ,MAL?USIANISM 9 ITS V>I\S HI/ORICAL =MS CLAIM$ TO RE/ ON A /ATI/ICALLY V]IFIABLE =MULA3 ?AT POPULATION 9CREASES GEOMETRICALLY :ILE FOOD SUPPLY 9CREASES M]ELY >I?METICALLY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ANTI-,MAL?USIANS C\LD REFUTE IT US+ FACTUAL DATA4 ,>GUM5TS BETWE5 ,MAL?USIANS & !IR OPPON5TS W]E ?US BAS$ ON EMPIRICAL /UDIES & RATIONAL EXPLORATIONS ( ! PROLIF]ATION ( HUMAN BE+S 7DESPITE ! FAILURE ( ,MAL?USIANS TO 9TRODUCE SOCIAL FACTORS ?AT C\LD EI!R PROMOTE OR 9HIBIT POPULATION GR[?74 ,ANTI- ,MAL?USIANS C\LD EMPIRICALLY 9V5TORY ! FOOD ?AT IS AVAILABLE TO US & TAKE PRACTICAL MEASURES TO 9CREASE ! SUPPLY2 FOOD PRODUCTION C\LD BE ASSESS$ 9 T]MS ( TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS ?AT 5HANC$ PRODUCTIVITY4 ,L& AVAILABLE = CULTIVATION C\LD BE EXPLOR$ & PUT 9TO PRODUCTION1 (T5 ) M9IMAL ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE4 ,9 %ORT1 PRO- & ANTI- ,MAL?USIAN >GUM5TS OCCURR$ )9 A RATIONAL >5A ( DISC\RSE & W]E SUBJECT TO FACTUAL V]IFICATION OR REFUTATION4 

,TODAY ?IS SITUATION SEEMS TO BE *ANG+ RADICALLY4 ,9 AN ]A ( AGGRESSIVE IRRATIONALISM & MY/ICISM1 E>LI] EMPIRICAL ASSESSM5TS >E BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY IRRELEVANT4 ,! #a#i#hS HAVE SE5 ! EM]G5CE ( A ,NEW ,AGE1 9DE$ A MY/ICAL ,MAL?USIANISM ?AT DOES NOT DRAW ON RATIONALITY TO JU/IFY ITS [N AMORALITY & 9DIFF]5CE TO HUMAN SUFF]+4 ,! RELATION%IP BETWE5 POPULATION & FOOD IS BE+ ?OR\<LY MY/IFI$4 ,H]E9 LIES A MAJOR PROBLEM 9 CONTEMPOR>Y DISCUSSIONS ON DEMOGRAPHICS4 

,(T5 ?IS VIEW SURFACES AS A PI\S CONC]N AB\T ! HUMAN SUFF]+ ?AT C\LD BE ALLEVIAT$ 9 PRESUMABLY 0OV]POPULAT$0 >EAS ?R\< POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES4 ,?IS VIEW CAN BE AS S9C]E AS IT IS NAIVE4 ,BUT TAK5 /ILL FUR!R - AS IT COMMONLY IS IT CAN %ADE 9TO A MORE S9I/] DEMOGRAPHIC E?OS ?AT >GUES = ! NE$ TO KEEP ?OSE POPULATIONS ?AT >E S9K+ 9TO *RONIC FAM9E FROM CLIMB+ 9TO & OV]LOAD+ ! HUMAN 0LIFEBOAT40 

,BIOC5TRISM & ! ,NEW ,AGE ,MAL?USIANS 

  

,IF E>LI] DISCUSSIONS ON POPULATION W]E AN*OR$ 9 RATIONAL DISC\RSE1 ! CURR5T CROP ( ,MAL?USIANS T5D TO MY/IFY ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 POPULATION & ! AVAILABILITY ( FOOD4 ,HUMAN BE+S >E (T5 SE5 AS A 0CANC]0 ON ! BIOSPH]E1 A =CE = ECOLOGICAL DISLOCATION & PLANET>Y DE/RUCTION4 ,! E>?1 9 TURN1 IS DEIFI$ 9TO AN ALL-PRESID+ 0,GAIA40 0,GAIA0 IS IMP>T$ ) A MY/ICAL 0WILL0 & ) DIV9E P[]S ?AT C\NT]VAIL A SOCIALLY AB/RACT 0HUMANITY10 B]EFT ( ANY G5D]1 CLASS1 E?NICITY1 OR SOCIAL /ATUS4 0,GAIA0 CAN !N VISIT UPON ?IS SOCIALLY UNDIFF]5TIAT$ 0,US0 RETRIBUTIVE ACTS LIKE FAM9E1 W>1 &1 MORE CURR5TLY 9 ! ,MAL?USIAN REP]TOIRE ( V5GEANCE1 ! ,A,I,D,S EPIDEMIC4 ,?IS VIEW IS NOT >GUABLE2 IT IS TOTALLY IRRATIONAL4 

,CA/ 9 ?IS S9I/] =M1 ! ECO-MY/ICAL ,MAL?USIANS ( ! PO/-SIXTIES ]A T5D TO R$UCE HUMAN MIS=TUNE & ITS SOCIAL S\RCES TO AN ECO!I/IC APOCALYPSE4 ,! TRADITIONAL ,MAL?USIAN NUMB]S GAME T5DS TO GIVE WAY TO A ,NEW ,AGE MORALITY DRAMA 9 :I* ! SOCIAL S\RCES ( HUNG] >E ECLIPS$ BY 9EFFABLE SUP]NATURALI/IC ONES4 ,ALL ?IS IS DONE 9 ! NAME ( A !I/IC V]SION ( ECOLOGY - ONE ?AT IRONICALLY IS GR\ND$ 9 A CRUDELY AN?ROPOMORPHIC P]SONIFICATION ( ! E>? AS A DIV9ITY4 

,9 PR9CIPLE1 ,MAL?USIANISM & MO/ ( ITS LAT] V>IATIONS HAVE >GU$ ?AT PEOPLE BRE$ 9DEF9ITELY1 LIKE LEMM+S1 UNTIL !Y COME UP AGA9/ 0NATURAL LIMITS0 IMPOS$ BY ! FOOD SUPPLY4 0,BIOC5TRICITY0 HAS PROVID$ A NEW WR9KLE2 ! BIOC5TRIC NOTION ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E 09TR9SICALLY0 NO DIFF]5T 9 0WOR?0 FROM O!R ANIMALS L5DS A HELP+ H& TO ,MAL?USIANISM4 ,= AFT] !SE 0NATURAL LIMITS0 >E REA*$1 0,GAIA0 DICTATES 9 SOME /RANGE VOICE ( 0,H]0 [N ?AT />VATION & DEA? MU/ 5SUE UNTIL POPULATION IS R$UC$ TO ! 0C>RY+ CAPACITY0 ( A P>TICUL> REGION4 

,BY R$UC+ ! NE$ = SOCIAL SOPHI/ICANON TO BIOLOGICAL SIMPLEM9D$NESS1 BIOC5TRISM'S BROAD ID5TIF@9CATION ( ! 0WOR?0 ( HUMAN BE+S & ! 0WOR?0 ( NONHUMANS D5IES TO \R SPECIES ! 5ORM\S ROLE ?AT CONCEPTUAL ?\<T1 VALUES1 CULTURE1 ECONOMIC RELATION%IPS1 TE*NOLOGY1 & POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS PLAY 9 LIT]ALLY DET]M9+ ! 0C>RY+ CAPACITY01 ( ! PLANET ON ! ONE H& & 9 9FLU5C+ HUMAN BEHAVIOR 9 ALL ITS =MS ON ! O!R4 ,) />TL+ M9DLESSNESS1 SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS >E ONCE AGA9 ]AS$ & !IR PLACE TAK5 BY A CRUDE BIOLOGISM ?AT EQUATES HUMAN 09TR9SIC WOR?0 ) ?AT ( LEMM+S1 OR - TO USE ! ANIMALS ( *OICE 9 ! FIRMAM5T ( BIOC5TRISM - WOLVES1 GRIZZLY BE>S1 C\G>S1 & ! LIKE4 

,TWO V]Y IMPORTANT CONCLUSIONS EM]GE FROM SU* ONE-DIM5SIONAL ?9K+4 ,! FIR/ IS ! EQUATABILITY ( HUMAN ) NONHUMAN BE+S 9 T]MS ( !IR 09TR9SIC WOR?40 ,BUT IF HUMAN BE+S >E NO BETT] 09TR9SICALLY0 ?AN LEMM+S1 !IR PREMATURE DEA? IS AT LEA/ MORALLY ACCEPTABLE4 ,9DE$1 !IR DEA? MAY EV5 BE BIOLOGICALLY DESIRABLE 9 ! 0COSMIC0 S*EME ( ?+S - ?AT IS1 9 ORD] TO KEEP 0,GAIA0 ON C\RSE & HAPPY4 ,POPULATION CONTROL CAN !N GO BEYOND M]E CONTRACEPTIVE ADVICE TO CALCULAT$ NEGLECT1 FO/]+ A 0P]MISSIBLE0 DEGREE ( FAM9E & WELCOM+ MASS DEA? FROM />VATION4 ,SU* A SITUATION OCCURR$ 9 ,EUROPE 9 ! T]RIBLE ,IRI% POTATO FAM9E ( ! #a#h#dS1 :5 5TIRE FAMILIES P]I%$ DUE 9 NO SMALL P>T TO ,MAL?USIAN >GUM5TS AGA9/ 09T]V5TION0 9 A 0NATURAL C\RSE ( EV5TS40 

,:E!R BIOC5TRISM'S MY/ICAL EQUATION ( ! WOR? ( HUMANS & LEMM+S WILL PAVE ! WAY TO A FUTURE ,AUS*WITZ HAS YET TO BE SE54 ,BUT ! 0MORAL0 GR\NDS = LETT+ MILLIONS ( PEOPLE />VE TO DEA? HAS BE5 E/ABLI%$ ) A V5GEANCE1 & IT IS >ROGANTLY BE+ ADVANC$ 9 ! NAME ( 0ECOLOGY40 

,A SECOND CONCLUSION ?AT EM]GES FROM BIOC5TRIC MY/ICISM IS AN ATTEMPT TO DEPRECATE HUMAN 9T]V5TION 9TO NATURE AS SU*4 ,A BLANKET ASSUMPTION EXI/S AMONG MANY BIOC5TRI/S ?AT HUMAN 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! NATURAL WORLD IS G5]ALLY BAD & ?AT 0,GAIA KN[S BE/40 ,) ?IS MY/ICAL ASSUMPTION ( A 0KN[+0 ,GAIA ?AT HAS A SUPRAHUMAN P]SONALITY ( ITS [N1 ! E>?QUAKE ?AT KILL$ T5S ( ?\S&S ( ,>M5IANS C\LD EASILY BE JU/IFI$ AS 0,GAIA'S RESPONSE0 TO OV]POPULATION4 

,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 ASSORT$ 5VIRONM5TAL GR\PS :O HAVE MADE BIOC5TRICITY A FOCAL PO9T 9 !IR PHILOSOPHIES T5D T[>D A PASSIVE-RECEPTIVE MY/ICISM4 ,HEIDEGG]'S NUMB+ 0OP5NESS TO ,BE+10 ,SP9OZA'S FATALISM1 & V>I\S ,ASIAN !OLOGIES ?AT 5JO9 US TO YIELD TO A M9DLESS QUIETISM HAVE ATTA9$ A TR5DY QUALITY ?AT BECL\DS ECOLOGICAL ISSUES ) MY/ICAL OV]TONES4 ,WE ?US SP9 9 AN ORBIT ( CIRCUL> REASON+ ?AT SUBORD9ATES HUMAN ACTION TO A SUP]NATURAL WORLD ( L>GELY MY?IC ACTIVITY4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT ACTION AS SU* BECOMES SUSPECT IRRESPECTIVE ( ! SOCIAL CONDITIONS 9 :I* IT OCCURS4 

,EXACTLY AT A TIME :5 WE NE$ ! GREATE/ CL>ITY ( ?\<T & RATIONAL GUIDANCE TO RESOLVE ! MASSIVE 5VIRONM5TAL DISLOCATIONS ?AT ?REAT5 ! V]Y /ABILITY ( ! PLANET1 WE >E ASK$ TO B5D BE=E A COMPLETELY MY/]I\S 0WILL0 ( 0,GAIA0 ?AT S]VES TO P>ALYZE HUMAN WILL & ?AT D>K5S HUMAN P]CEPTION ) !I/IC *IM]AS4 ,! ABILITY TO CLE>LY ?9K \T ! CONTRADICTIONS ?IS M5TALITY PRODUCES IS BLOCK$ BY !I/IC APPEALS TO A MY/ICISM ?AT PLACES A BAN ON LOGIC & REASON4 

,:5 A PROM95T ECOLOGICAL POET :O HAS EMBRAC$ DEEP ECOLOGY CAN CLAIM 7AS HE REPORT$LY HAS7 ?AT = HUMANITY TO CO-EXI/ ) GRIZZLY BE>S & R$WOOD TREES1 ,CALI=NIA'S POPULATION WILL HAVE TO BE R$UC$ TO ONE MILLION PEOPLE1 ANO!R DILEMMA CONFRONTS US4 ,IT IS NO LONG] EV5 AN >EA'S MAT]IAL 0C>RY+ CAPACITY0 ?AT IS TO DET]M9E ! HUMAN POPULATION IT CAN SU/A94 0,C>RY+ CAPACITY0 ITSELF IS LIT]ALLY DEMAT]IALIZ$ & R$EF9$ 9 AN ECO-MY/ICAL WAY AS 0WILD]NESS10 :I* ACQUIRES SUPRAHUMAN1 EV5 MY/]I\S QUALITIES ( ITS [N4 ,NO LONG] DO PEOPLE SEEM TO BE CR[D+ \T WILD]NESS1 BUT RA!R WILD]NESS IS EXPECT$ TO CR[D \T PEOPLE4 

,?IS C\NT]POSITION ( 0PRIMAL0 WILD]NESS TO HUMANITY & TO HUMANITY'S SOCIAL 0SECOND NATURE0 IS COMPLETELY ATAVI/IC4 ,! VIEW PIVOTS ON A MY? ?AT HUMANITY IS A /RANG] TO NATURAL EVOLUTION - 9DE$1 ?AT HUMANITY'S SOCIAL 0SECOND NATURE0 HAS NO RELATION%IP TO BIOLOGY'S PRESUMABLY 5*ANT$ 0FIR/ NATURE40 

,! ,MY/ICAL ,MAL?USIANS 

  

,TO ! ,5LI<T5M5T ( TWO C5TURIES AGO1 HUMANITY - AT LEA/1 POT5TIALLY - WAS ! V]Y VOICE ( NATURE1 & ITS PLACE 9 NATURE UTT]LY NOBLE 9S(> AS SOCIETY WAS RATIONAL & HUMANE4 ,TODAY WE >E BEG9N+ TO HE> A NEW MESSAGE4 0,! HUMAN RACE C\LD GO EXT9CT10 DECL>ES ,DAVE ,=EMAN1 0& ,I1 = ONE1 W\LD NOT %$ ANY TE>S40 ,ABSURD AS IT MAY BE1 ?IS VIEW IS NOT A R>ITY4 ,9DE$1 IT IS IMPLICIT 9 MU* ( ! ?\<T ?AT EXI/S AMONG ! ECOMY/ICS & ECO-!I/S4 

,:AT IS IMPORTANT IS ?AT :5 GRIZZLY BE>S CAN BE PLAC$ ON A P> ) HUMAN BE+S 9 ! NAME ( BIOC5TRICITY - & ,I AM SURELY NOT TRY+ TO MAKE A CASE = ! 0EXT]M9ATION0 ( BE>S - WE >E WITNESS+ NOT A GREAT] S5SITIVITY TO LIFE 9 G5]AL BUT A DES5SITIZATION ( ! M9D TO HUMAN AGONY1 CONSCI\SNESS1 P]SONALITY1 & ! POT5TIALITY ( HUMAN BE+S TO KN[ & TO UND]/& ?AT NO O!R LIFE =M CAN APPROXIMATE4 ,9 AN ]A ( SWEEP+ DEP]SONALIZATION & IRRATIONALISM1 ! VALUE ( HUMAN P]SONALITY & HUMAN RATIONALITY CEASES TO MATT]4 

,REV]5CE = NATURE1 EV5 RESPECT = NONHUMAN LIFE1 PROVIDES NO GU>ANTEE ?AT HUMANS WILL BE 9CLUD$ 9 ! ORBIT ( A 0LIFE-ORI5T$0 MY?OS1 ! PRES5T CROP ( ECO-MY/ICS & ECO-!I/S TO ! CONTR>Y NOT)/&+4 ,! CLASSICAL EXAMPLE ( ?IS IS :AT ,ROB]T ,A4 ,POIS HAS CALL$ AN 0+5U\S P]MUTATION ( MY/ICISM0 9 ! ,NAZI MOVEM5T4 ,NAZISM1 ALAS1 WAS MORE ?AN +5U\S4 ,HITL]'S ,ME9 ,KAMPF REGI/]$ A /]N1 9DE$ 0COSMIC0 VIEW 0?AT ?IS PLANET ONCE MOV$ ?R\< ! E!R = MILLIONS ( YE>S )\T HUMAN BE+S1 & IT CAN DO SO AGA9 SOM$AY IF M5 =GET ?AT !Y [E !IR HI<] EXI/5CE1 NOT TO ! IDEAS ( A FEW CRAZY IDEOLOGI/S1 BUT TO ! KN[L$GE & RU?LESS APPLICATION ( ,NATURE'S /]N & RIGID LAWS40 ,ALFR$ ,ROS5B]G1 ! IDEOLOGI/ P> EXCELL5CE ( ,NAZISM1 RAIL$ AGA9/ ,JEWI% 0DUALISM0 & AV[$ A NEOPAGAN PAN!ISM 0= A BRIDG+ ( ! GAP BETWE5 SPIRIT & MATT] ?R\< DEIFICATION ( NATURE10 TO CITE ,POIS'S SUMM>Y4 ,?IS K9D ( LANGUAGE CAN BE F\ND AT V>Y+ LEVELS ( 9T5SITY 9 ! WRIT+S ( DEEP ECOLOGI/S1 ECO-MY/ICS1 & ECO-!I/S TODAY1 :O W\LD C]TA9LY ES*EW ANY ASSOCIATION ) ,NAZISM & :O W\LD AV[ !IR 9NOC5CE 9 FO/]+ ! CULTURAL LEGACY !Y >E CREAT+4 

,HE9RI* ,HIMML]1 :O DEPLOY$ ! 5TIRE MA*9]Y ( ! ,S,S 9 A VA/ OP]ATION TO SY/EMATICALLY KILL MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 HELD ?IS VIEW ) A V5GEANCE4 0,MAN10 HE TOLD HIS ,S,S LEAD]S 9 ,B]L9 9 ,JUNE #a#i#d#b1 AT ! HEI<T ( ! ,NAZIS' EXT]M9ATION OP]ATIONS1 0IS NO?+ SPECIAL40 ,IRONICALLY1 HIS ICY REJECTION ( HUMANISM F\ND ITS F]V5T C\NT]P>T 9 HIS PASSIONATE LOVE ( ANIMAL LIFE4 ,?US ,HIMML] COMPLA9$ TO A HUNT]1 ONE ,FELIX ,K]/51 0,H[ CAN Y\ F9D PLEASURE1 ,H]R ,K]/51 9 %OOT + FROM BEH9D COV] AT POOR CREATURES BR[S+ ON ! $GE ( A WOOD1 9NOC5T1 DEF5SELESS1 & UNSUSPECT+8 ,IT'S REALLY PURE MURD]4 ,NATURE IS SO M>VEL\SLY BEAUTIFUL & EV]Y ANIMAL HAS A RI<T TO LIVE40 ,SU* A PASSION = ANIMAL 0RI<TS0 IS (T5 ! FLIP SIDE ( ! MISAN?ROPIC CO94 ,9DE$1 HATR$ ( HUMANITY HAS (T5 RE9=C$ ADULATION ( ANIMALS1 JU/ AS HATR$ ( CIVILIZATION HAS (T5 RE9=C$ HYP]S5TIM5TAL 0NATURALISM40 

,I HAVE ADDUC$ ! %AD[Y WORLD ( SUPRAHUMAN 0NATURISM0 TO SUGGE/ ! P]IL\S GR\ND ON :I* MANY ECO-MY/ICS1 ECO-!I/S1 & DEEP ECOLOGI/S >E WALK+ & ! DANG]S RAIS$ :5 DES5SITIZ+ AN ALREADY 0M9IMALIZ$0 PUBLIC1 TO USE ,*RI/OPH] ,LAS*'S T]M4 ,AS ! LATE ,$W>D ,ABBEY'S D5UNCIATIONS ( ,LAT9 0G5ETIC 9F]IORITY0 & EV5 0,HEBRAIC SUP]/ITIONS0 SUGGE/1 !Y >E NOT IMMUNIZ$ FROM ! DANG]\S BREW 9 ITS [N RI<T4 ,! BREW BECOMES HI<LY EXPLOSIVE :5 IT IS MIX$ ) A MY/ICISM ?AT SUPPLANTS HUMANITY'S POT5TIALITY AS A RATIONAL VOICE ( NATURE ) AN ALL- PRESID+ 0,GAIA10 AN ECO-!ISM ?AT D5IES HUMAN BE+S !IR SPECIAL PLACE 9 NATURE4 

,REV]5CE = NATURE IS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT ! CONGREGANT WILL REV]E ! WORLD ( LIFE G5]ALLY1 & REV]5CE = NONHUMAN LIFE IS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT HUMAN LIFE WILL RECEIVE ! RESPECT IT DES]VES4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE :5 REV]5CE IS ROOT$ 9 DEIFICATION - & A SUP9E REV]5CE - 9 ANY =M :ATEV]1 P>TICUL>LY :5 IT BECOMES A SUB/ITUTE = SOCIAL CRITIQUE & SOCIAL ACTION4 

,DEMOGRAPHY & ,SOCIETY 

  

,IT WAS ,M>X :O MADE ! FIRM OBS]VATION ?AT EV]Y SOCIETY HAS ITS [N 0LAW ( POPULATION40 ,:5 ! B\RGEOISIE NE$$ LABOR 9 ITS E>LY YE>S TO OP]ATE ITS 9DU/RIAL 9NOVATIONS1 HUMAN LIFE BECAME 9CREAS+LY 0SACR$0 & ! DEA? P5ALTY WAS 9CREAS+LY RES]V$ = HOMICIDAL ACTS4 ,BE=E !N1 A WOMAN 9 ,BO/ON WAS ACTUALLY HANG$ M]ELY = /EAL+ A PAIR ( %OES4 ,9 AN ]A ( AUTOMATIC & AUTOMAT$ DEVICES1 HUMAN LIFE AGA9 T5DS TO BECOME *EAP - ALL PIETIES AB\T ! HORRORS ( W> TO ! CONTR>Y NOT)/&+4 ,A SOCIAL LOGIC ?AT 9VOLV$ DEPOPULATION1 M+L$ ) A PA?OLOGICAL ANTI-,SEMITISM1 GUID$ ,HITL] EV5 MORE ?AN HIS MY/ICAL 0NATURISM40 ,DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY IS ALWAYS AN EXPRESSION ( SOCIAL POLICY & ! TYPE ( SOCIETY 9 :I* A GIV5 POPULATION LIVES4 

,! MO/ DISQUIET+ FEATURE ( DEEP ECOLOGY !ORI/S1 ,E>? ,FIR/6 LEAD]S1 ECO-MY/ICS1 & ECO- !I/S IS ! EXT5T TO :I* !Y NULLIFY ! IMPORTANCE ( SOCIAL FACTORS 9 DEAL+ ) ECOLOGICAL & DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUES - EV5 AS !Y EMBODY !M 9 SOME ( !IR MO/ MY/IFI$ MIDDLE-CLASS =MS4 ,?IS IS CONV5I5T1 BO? 9 T]MS ( ! EASE ) :I* !IR VIEWS >E ACCEPT$ 9 A P]IOD ( SOCIAL REACTION & 9 ! />K SIMPLICITY ( !IR VIEWS 9 A P]IOD ( NAIVETE & SOCIAL ILLIT]ACY4 

,WILLIAM ,PET]S51 A S]I\S DEMOGRAPH]1 HAS C>EFULLY NUANC$ :AT HE CALLS 0,SOME ,HOME ,TRU?S ,AB\T ,POPULATION0 9 A REC5T ISSUE ( ,! ,AM]ICAN ,S*OL>4 ,POLITICAL FACTORS1 HE PO9TS \T1 MAY PLAY A L>G] ROLE 9 REC5T FAM9ES ?AN ECONOMIC OR EV5 5VIRONM5TAL ONES4 0,MOZAMBIQUE1 REC5TLY NAM$ ! POORE/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD1 HAS A F]TILE SOIL1 VALUABLE ORES1 & A F9E COA/L9E10 ,PET]S5 OB- S]VES4 0,?AT ITS ,G,N,P HAS FALL5 BY HALF OV] ! PA/ FIVE YE>S & ITS =EIGN DEBT HAS RIS5 HY @s#b4#c BILLION1 ONE MU/ ASCRIBE TO ITS ,COMMUNI/ GOV]NM5T & ! DE/ABILIZ+ EF=TS ( NEI<BOR+ ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,( ! POPULATION ( R\<LY F\RTE5 MILLION1 MORE ?AN ONE P]SON 9 T5 IS A W\LD-BE REFUGEE1 ON ! ROAD FLEE+ CIVIL W> BUT F9D+ NO REFUGE ANY:]E40 

,EV5 MORE /RIK+ IS ! CASE ( ! ,SUDAN1 A L& ONCE CELEBRAT$ = ITS AGRICULTURAL FECUNDITY4 ,! ,SUDAN IS N[ AN APPALL+ EXAMPLE ( MISMANAGEM5T1 L>GELY AS A RESULT ( A ,BRITI% COLONIALI/ LEGACY ( COMMITM5T TO ! CULTIVATION ( COTTON & TO ,WORLD ,BANK LOANS = ! DEVELOPM5T ( AGRIBUS9ESS4 ,PRESSURE BY ! ,BANK = 9CREAS$ COTTON PRODUCTION 9 ! LATE #a#i#gS TO (FSET BALANCE- (-PAYM5T PROBLEMS1 ! IMPACT ( RIS+ OIL PRICES ON HI<LY ME*ANIZ$ AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES1 & A CONSID]ABLE DECL9E 9 HOMEGR[N FOOD RES]VES - ALL COMB9$ TO PRODUCE ONE ( ! MO/ <A/LY FAM9ES 9 NOR!RN ,AFRICA4 ,! 9T]ACTION ( DECL9+ WORLD PRICES = COTTON1 9T]F]5CE BY ! ,WORLD ,BANK1 & ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE ! SALE ( ,AM]ICAN :EAT - A C]EAL ?AT C\LD HAVE BE5 GR[N 9 ! ,SUDAN IF ! C\NTRY HAD NOT BE5 =C$ 9TO ! CULTIVATION ( CROPS = ! WORLD M>KET - CLAIM$ C\NTLESS LIVES FROM HUNG] & PRODUC$ MASSIVE SOCIAL DEMORALIZATION AT HOME4 

,?IS DRAMA1 USUALLY EXPLA9$ BY ! ,MAL?USIANS AS 0EVID5CE0 ( POPULATION GR[? OR BY ECO- MY/ICS AS AN APOCALYPTIC VISITATION BY 0,GAIA0 = PRESUMABLY S9FUL ACTS ( ABUSE TO ! E>?1 IS PLAY$ \T ?R\<\T MU* ( ! ,?IRD ,WORLD4 ,CLASS CONFLICTS1 :I* MAY V]Y WELL LIE AT ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEMS ?AT FACE HUNGRY PEOPLE1 >E TRANSMUT$ BY ! ,MAL?USIANS 9TO DEMOGRAPHIC ONES 9 :I* />V+ C\NTRY FOLK >E PITT$ AGA9/ ALMO/ EQUALLY IMPOV]I%$ T[NSPEOPLE1 & L&LESS REFUGEES AGA9/ NE>LY L&LESS CULTIVATORS ( SMALL PLOTS - ALL ( :I* IMMUNIZES ! ,WORLD ,BANK1 ,AM]ICAN AGRIBUS9ESS1 & A COMPRADORE B\RGEOISIE FROM CRITICISM4 

,EV5 9 ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD1 ) ITS GR[+ PROPORTION ( OLD] PEOPLE OV] Y\NG] ONES1 LOBBIES LIKE ,AM]ICANS = ,G5]ATIONAL ,EQUITY 7,A,G,E7 ?REAT5 TO OP5 A DIVIDE BETWE5 RECIPI5TS ( SOCIAL SECURITY & ! Y\NG ADULTS :O PRESUMABLY 0PAY ! BILL40 ,SU* LOBBIES SAY ALMO/ NO?+ AB\T ! ECONOMIC SY/EM1 ! CORPORATIONS1 OR ! MADCAP EXP5DITURES = >MAM5TS & RESE>* 9TO 0LIFE CONTROL0 ?AT DEV\R VA/ REV5UES & 9VALUABLE RES\RCES4 

,POPULATION MAY SO> = REASONS ?AT HAVE LESS TO DO ) REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY ?AN ) CAPITALI/ ECONOMICS4 ,DE/ROY A TRADITIONAL CULTURE - ITS VALUES1 BELIEFS1 & S5SE ( ID5TITY - & POPULATION 9CREASES MAY \TPACE EV5 SO>+ PRE9DU/RIAL DEA? RATES4 ,LIFE EXPECTANCY MAY EV5 DECL9E :ILE ABSOLUTE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE RISE SIGNIFICANTLY4 ,?IS OCCURR$ DUR+ ! WOR/ YE>S ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION AMID MAJOR TUB]CULOSIS & *OL]A P&EMICS1 NOT TO SPEAK ( MON/R\S WORK+ CONDITIONS ?AT REPEAT$LY ?9N$ \T ! RANKS ( ! NEWLY EM]G+ PROLET>IAT4 ,ECOLOGY1 ! 0C>RY+ CAPACITY0 ( A REGION1 & LEA/ ( ALL 0,GAIA0 HAVE V]Y LITTLE TO DO ) SOCIAL DEMORALIZATION & ! BREAKD[N ( CULTURAL RE/RA9TS TO REPRODUCTION 9 P]IODS ( DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION4 ,ECONOMICS & ! EXPLOITATION ( DISPLAC$ AGR>IAN FOLK >E ! REALLY DECISIVE FACTORS1 MUNDANE AS !Y MAY SEEM 9 ! 0COSMIC0 WORLD ( ECO-MY/ICISM & DEEP ECOLOGY4 

,BUT CONDITIONS CAN /ABILIZE &1 GIV5 A HI<] QUALITY ( LIFE1 YIELD A RELATIVELY /ABLE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION4 ,5TIRELY NEW FACTORS EM]GE ?AT MAY GIVE RISE TO NEGATIVE POPULATION GR[?4 ,I REF] NOT ONLY TO A DESIRE = SMALL FAMILIES & MORE CULTIVAT$ LIFE/YLES1 & CONCEM = ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL *ILD RA!R ?AN A L>GE NUMB] ( SIBL+S1 BUT1 ABOVE ALL1 WOM5'S LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS & ! ASPIRATIONS ( Y\NG WOM5 TO BE MORE ?AN REPRODUCTIVE FACTORIES4 

,9 DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION1 *ANGES FROM TRADITIONAL AGR>IAN ECONOMIES TO MOD]N 9DU/RIAL & URBANIZ$ ONES 9VOLVE A *ANGE FROM CONDITIONS ( HI< F]TILITY & MORTALITY TO CONDITIONS ( L[ F]TILITY & MORTALITY4 ,DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION HAS BE5 CALL$ BY ,GEORGE ,J4 ,/OLNITZ1 A S]I\S DEMOGRAPH]1 0! MO/ SWEEP+ & BE/-DOCUM5T$ HI/ORICAL TR5D ( MODEM TIMES40 ,:AT %\LD BE ADD$ TO HIS *>ACT]IZATION IS A CRUCIAL PROVISION3 ! NE$ TO IMPROVE ! LIV+ CONDITIONS ( PEOPLE :O MAKE ?IS TRANSITION - AN IMPROVEM5T ?AT HAS G5]ALLY BE5 BR\<T AB\T BY LABOR MOVEM5TS & SOCIALLY CONCEM$ $UCATORS1 SANIT>IANS1 HEAL? WORK]S1 & RADICAL ORGANIZATIONS4 ,IF DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION HAS NOT OCCURR$ 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD 7AS A POPULATION-BOMB] LIKE ,DAVID ,BR[] HAS SUGGE/$71 IT IS L>GELY BECAUSE SEMIFEUDAL ELITES1 MILIT>Y SATRAPS1 & A P]NICI\S DOME/IC B\RGEOISIE HAVE H>%LY REPRESS$ MOVEM5TS = SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,IT IS EVID5CE ( ! 9CR$IBLE MYOPIA & 9TELLECTUAL CRUDITY ( DEEP ECOLOGY1 ECO-MY/ICAL1 & ECO-!I/IC ACOLYTES ?AT ! NOTION ( DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION HAS REC5TLY BE5 WRITT5 (F AS OP]ATIVE1 ) NO ATTEMPT TO ACC\NT = ! FE/]+ %ANTYT[NS ?AT SURR\ND SOME ( ! L>GE/ ,?IRD ,WORLD CITIES4 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 RELATIVE IMPROVEM5TS 9 !MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( LIFE 9 ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD HAVE PRODUC$ NOT ! SO>+ POPULATION GR[? RATES ONE W\LD EXPECT TO F9D AMONG FRUIT FLIES & LEMM+S BUT RA!R NEGATIVE RATES4 ,9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 :]E ,MAL?USIANS ( SEV]AL DECADES AGO PR$ICT$ SO>+ POPULATIONS & ACCOMPANY+ FAM9ES - P>TICUL>LY 9 ,5GL& & ,G]MANY - ! BULK ( ! POPULATIONS >E F> FROM />V+4 ,BIR? RATES 9 ,G]MANY1 ,D5M>K1 ,AU/RIA1 ,HUNG>Y1 & EV5 ,CA?OLIC ,ITALY HAVE EI!R FALL5 BEL[ ! NATIONAL REPLACEM5T RATE OR >E APPROA*+ Z]O POPULATION GR[?4 ,FOOD PRODUCTION1 9 TURN1 HAS EQUAL$ OR EXCE$$ ! NE$S ( GR[+ POPULATIONS4 ,C]EAL PRODUCTION S9CE #aige ROSE #ab P]C5T4 ,EV5 ,9DIA1 ! SO-CALL$ 0WOR/ CASE EXAMPLE10 TRIPL$ ITS PRODUCTION ( GRA9 BETWE5 #aie & #a#i#h#d4 

,MU* ( ! CORRELATION BETWE5 POPULATION GR[? & H>% LIV+ CONDITIONS IS DUE TO PATT]NS ( L& [N]%IP4 ,9 S\!RN ,ASIA1 :]E POPULATION GR[? RATES >E HI<1 #c MILLION RURAL H\SE HOLDS [N NO L& OR V]Y LITTLE4 ,!SE FIGURES 5COMPASS NE>LY #d P]C5T ( ALL ! H\SEHOLDS 9 ! REGION4 ,SIMIL> CONDITIONS CAN BE CIT$ = ,AFRICA & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,L& DI/RIBUTION IS SO HEAVILY WEI<T$ 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD T[>D COMM]CIAL F>M+ & ELITE [N]S 7:O HAVE R$UC$ RURAL POPULATIONS TO VIRTUAL PEONAGE7 ?AT ONE CAN NO LONG] TALK ( A 0POPULATION PROBLEM0 9 PURELY NUM]ICAL T]MS )\T PROVID+ AN APOLOGIA = T]RIBLY H>% CLASS & SOCIAL DISP>ITIES4 

,WILL ,ECOLOGY ,BECOME A ,CRUEL ,DISCIPL9E8 

  

,DIVE/$ ( ITS SOCIAL CORE1 ECOLOGY CAN EASILY BECOME A CRUEL DISCIPL9E4 ,MAL?USIANS - CONTEMPOR>Y NO LESS ?AN E>LI] ONES - (T5 EXHIBIT$ A MEANNESS ( SPIRIT ?AT COMPLETELY FITS 9TO ! 0ME- TOO0 ,YUPPIE ATMOSPH]E ( ! EI<TIES4 ,CONSID] ! FOLL[+ EXC]PTS FROM ,WILLIAM ,VOGT'S ,! ,ROAD TO ,SURVIVAL1 ! WORK ( AN EM95T BIOLOGI/1 ?AT WAS PUBLI%$ A G5]ATION AGO4 ,ANTICIPAT+ MORE REC5T PRESCRIPTIONS1 HE AV[$1 0,L>GE SCALE BACT]IAL W>F>E W\LD BE AN EFFECTIVE1 IF DRA/IC1 MEANS ( BR++ BACK ! E>?'S =E/S & GRASSL&S40 ,& 9 A MORE ?UMP+ PASSAGE1 HE ADDS WELL ON 9TO ! BOOK ?AT ! ,FOOD & ,AGRICULTURE ,ORGANIZATION ( ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS0 %\LD NOT %IP FOOD TO KEEP ALIVE T5 MILLION ,9DIANS & ,*9ESE ?IS YE>1 SO ?AT FIFTY MILLION MAY DIE FIVE YE>S H5CE0 - A GO?IC =M ( 0G5]OSITY0 ?AT RECURS ?R\<\T ! ,MAL?USIAN LIT]ATURE ( ! EI<TIES4 7,?AT ?IS K9D ( PR$ICTION1 LIKE SO MANY O!RS UTT]$ BY OLD] ,MAL?USIANS1 WAS UTT]LY FALLACI\S & IRRESPONSIBLE SEEMS NEV] TO AFFECT NEW G5]ATIONS ( ,MAL?USIANS47 

,RECIPES LIKE ,VOGT'S ESS5TIALLY FAD$ FROM FA%ION 9 ! SIXTIES1 AS SOCIAL UNRE/ 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD BEGAN TO SURGE UP & R5D] !M UNT5ABLE & AS ! ,COLD ,W> DEM&$ NEW POLITICAL ALIGNM5TS ABROAD4 ,! YE> #a#i#f#h1 H[EV]1 WAS NOT ONLY A CLIMACTIC ONE 9 RADICAL POLITICS BUT AN 9ITIAT+ ONE 9 REACTION>Y POLITICS4 ,9 ?AT YE>1 AN E>LY MANIFE/ATION ( ! MOVE TO ! RI<T WAS ! PUBLICATION & /AGG]+ POPUL>ITY ( ,PAUL ,R4 ,EHRLI*'S ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB1 :I* RAN ?R\< ?IRTE5 PR9T+S 9 ONLY TWO YE>S & GAVE BIR? TO AN >MY ( ,MAL?USIAN POPULATION-BOMB]S4 

,?AT DEEP ECOLOGI/S ,GEORGE ,SESSIONS & ,BILL ,DEVALL CALL ,EHRLI* A 0RADICAL ECOLOGI/0 V]GES ON BLACK HUMOR4 ,! BOOK /ILL READS LIKE A HURRICANE ON ! LOOSE1 A MADD5+ BL[\T ( SPLE5 & V5OM4 ,BEG9N+ ) A SKET* ( HUMAN MIS]Y 9 ,DELHI 9 :I* 0PEOPLE0 7! WORD IS US$ SNE]+LY TO OP5 ALMO/ EV]Y S5T5CE ON ! FIR/ PAGE7 >E SE5 AS 0VISIT+1 >GU+1 & SCREAM+10 AS 0?RU/+ !IR H&S ?R\< ! TAXI W9D[S1 BEGG+ 4 4 4 DEFECAT+ & UR9AT+10 ,EHRLI* & FAMILY SEEM TO SWOON ) DISGU/ OV] 0PEOPLE1 PEOPLE1 PEOPLE1 PEOPLE PEOPLE40 ,WE HAVE A S5SE - ONE ?AT WAS BY NO MEANS FELT BY MO/ ( ! BOOK'S ,AM]ICAN READ]S - ?AT WE HAVE 5T]$ ANO!R WORLD FROM ,EHRLI*'S SUBLIME CAMPUS AT ,/AN=D ,UNIV]SITY4 ,?US IT WAS1 WE >E TOLD1 ?AT ,EHRLI* CAME TO KN[ 0! FEEL ( OV]POPULATION10 ?AT IS1 ! S5SE ( DISGU/ ?AT P]VADES ! 5TIRE WORK4 

,!REAFT]1 \R 0RADICAL ECOLOGI/0 RUNS RIOT ) HIS MISAN?ROPY4 ,! ,?IRD ,WORLD IS DEP]SONALIZ$ 9TO COMPUT]-AGE ABBREVIATIONS LIKE 0,U,D,CS0 7UND]DEVELOP$ C\NTRIES72 M$ICAL ADVANCES >E DESCRIB$ AS =MS ( 0DEA? CONTROL02 & POLLUTION PROBLEMS 0ALL CAN BE TRAC$ TO TOO MANY PEOPLE0 7,EHRLI*'S EMPHASIS74 ,T]RIFY+ SC5>IOS 5GAGE 9 A BALLET ) EA* O!R ?AT IS /RANGELY LACK+ 9 NOTICEABLE REF]5CES TO CAPITALISM OR TO ! IMPACT ( AN EV]-EXP&+ GR[-OR-DIE M>KET ECONOMY ON ALL SOCIAL QUE/IONS4 ,ALONG ) ! USUAL DEM& = 9CREAS$ TAX BURD5S ON ?OSE :O 0BRE$0 EXCESSIVELY1 ! NE$ = CONTRACEPTION1 & $UCATIONAL WORK ON FAMILY PLANN+1 A C5T]PIECE ( ! BOOK IS ,EHRLI*'S DEM& = A 0P[]FUL GOV]NM5TAL AG5CY40 ,ACCORD+LY3 0,A F$]AL ,DEP>TM5T ( ,POPULATION & ,5VIRONM5T 7,D,P,E7 %\LD BE SET UP ) ! P[] TO TAKE :ATEV] /EPS >E NECESS>Y TO E/ABLI% A REASONABLE POPULATION SIZE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & TO PUT AN 5D TO ! /EADY DET]IORATION ( \R 5VIRONM5T40 7,! BOOK 5JOY$ A GREAT VOGUE1 9CID5TALLY1 DUR+ ! ,NIXON ,ADM9I/RATION47 ,LE/ WE WAV] 9 \R RESOLVE1 ,EHRLI* REM9DS US3 0,! POLICEM5 AGA9/ 5VIRONM5TAL DET]IORATION MU/ BE ! P[]FUL ,DEP>TM5T ( ,POPULATION & ,5VIRONM5T M5TION$ ABOVE0 7MY EMPHASIS 9 BO? QUOTATIONS74 ,HAPPILY = ! 0BUS9ESS COMMUNITY10 ,EHRLI* QUOTES ONE ,J4 ,J4 ,SP5GL] TO ! EFFECT ?AT 0,IT IS HI< TIME1 !RE=E1 ?AT BUS9ESS CEASE LOOK+ UPON ! /ORK AS A BIRD ( GOOD OM540 

,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB1 CLIMAXES ) A FAVORABLE DESCRIPTION ( :AT IS N[ KN[N AS 0! E?ICS ( TRIAGE40 ,DRAWN FROM W>F>E1 AS ,EHRLI* EXPLA9S1 0,! IDEA BRIEFLY IS ?IS3 ,:5 CASUALTIES CR[D A DRESS+ /ATION TO ! PO9T :]E ALL CANNOT BE C>$ = BY ! LIMIT$ M$ICAL /AFF1 SOME DECISIONS MU/ BE MADE ON :O WILL BE TREAT$4 ,= ?IS PURPOSE ! TRIAGE SY/EM ( CLASSIFICATION WAS DEVELOP$4 ,ALL 9COM+ CASUALITIES >E PLAC$ 9 ONE ( ?REE CLASSES4 ,9 ! FIR/ CLASS >E ?OSE :O WILL DIE REG>DLESS ( TREATM5T4 ,9 ! SECOND >E ?OSE :O WILL SURVIVE REG>DLESS ( TREATM5T4 ,! ?IRD CONTA9S ?OSE :O CAN BE SAV$ ONLY IF !Y >E GIV5 PROMPT TREATM5T40 ,! PRESUMPTION H]E IS ?AT ! M$ICAL /AFF IS 0LIMIT$0 & ?AT DIAGNOSES >E FREE ( POLITICAL CONSID]ATIONS LIKE ! ALIGNM5T ( A PATI5T'S C\NTRY 9 ! ,COLD ,W>4 

,AMONG ,NEW ,AGE ,MAL?USIANS1 H>DLY ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ?9K \T PREMISES1 9DE$1 TO ASK :AT FOLL[S FROM A GIV5 /ATEM5T4 ,IF WE BEG9 ) ! PREMISE ?AT ALL LIFE =MS HAVE ! SAME 09TR9SIC WOR?10 AS DEEP ECOLOGI/S CONT5D1 :AT FOLL[S IS ?AT WE CAN ACCORD TO MAL>IAL MOSQUITOES & TSETSE FLIES ! SAME 0RI<T0 TO EXI/ ?AT WE ACCORD TO :ALES & GRIZZLY BE>S4 ,BUT COMPLICATIONS >ISE3 ,CAN A BACT]IUM ?AT C\LD ?REAT5 TO EXT]M9ATE *IMPANZEES BE LEFT TO DO SO BECAUSE IT TOO HAS 09TR9SIC WOR?08 ,%\LD HUMAN BE+S :O CAN CONTROL LE?AL DISEASES ( *IMPS REFRA9 FROM 09T]F]+0 ) ! MY/ICAL WORK+S ( 0,GAIA08 ,:O IS TO DECIDE :AT CON/ITUTES 0VALID0 & 09VALID0 9T]F]5CE BY HUMAN BE+S 9 NATURE8 ,TO :AT EXT5T CAN CONSCI\S1 RATIONAL1 & MORAL HUMAN 9T]V5TION 9 NATURE BE S]I\SLY REG>D$ AS 0UNNATURAL10 ESPECIALLY IF ONE CONSID]S ! VA/ EVOLUTION ( LIFE T[>D GREAT] SUBJECTIVITY & ULTIMATELY HUMAN 9TELLECTUALITY8 ,TO :AT EXT5T CAN HUMANITY ITSELF BE VIEW$ SIMPLY AS A S+LE SPECIES :5 SOCIAL LIFE IS RIDDL$ BY HI]>*Y & DOM9ATION1 G5D] BIASES1 CLASS EXPLOITATION1 & E?NIC DISCRIM9ATION8 

,DEMOGRAPHY & ,SOCIETY 

  

,! IMPORTANCE ( VIEW+ DEMOGRAPHY 9 SOCIAL T]MS BECOMES EV5 MORE APP>5T :5 WE ASK3 W\LD ! GR[-OR-DIE ECONOMY CALL$ CAPITALISM REALLY CEASE TO PLUND] ! PLANET EV5 IF ! WORLD'S POPULATION W]E R$UC$ TO A T5? ( ITS PRES5T NUMB]S8 ,W\LD LUMB] COMPANIES1 M9+ CONC]NS1 OIL C>TELS1 & AGRIBUS9ESS R5D] R$WOOD & ,D\GLAS FIR =E/S SAF] = GRIZZLY BE>S IF - GIV5 CAPITALISM'S NE$ TO ACCUMULATE & PRODUCE = !IR [N SAKE - ,CALI=NIA'S POPULATION W]E R$UC$ TO ONE MILLION PEOPLE8 

,! ANSW] TO !SE QUE/IONS IS A CATEGORICAL NO4 ,VA/ BISON H]DS W]E EX]M9AT$ ON ! WE/EM PLA9S LONG BE=E ! PLA9S W]E SETTL$ BY F>M]S OR US$ EXT5SIVELY BY RAN*]S--9DE$1 :5 ! ,AM]ICAN POPULATION B>ELY EXCE$$ SOME SIXTY MILLION PEOPLE4 ,!SE GREAT H]DS W]E NOT CR[D$ \T BY HUMAN SETTLEM5TS1 LEA/ ( ALL BY EXCESSIVE POPULATION4 ,WE HAVE YET TO ANSW] :AT CON/ITUTES ! 0C>RY+ CAPACITY0 ( ! PLANET1 JU/ AS WE LACK ANY C]TA9TY1 GIV5 ! PRES5T PR$ATORY ECONOMY1 ( :AT CON/ITUTES A /RICTLY NUM]ICAL BALANCE BETWE5 R$UC$ HUMAN NUMB]S & A GIV5 ECOLOGICAL >EA4 

,ALL ! /ATI/ICS ?AT >E PROJECT$ BY DEMOGRAPH]S TODAY >E HEAVILY CONDITION$ BY V>I\S UNSPOK5 VALUES1 SU* AS A DESIRE = PRI/9E 0WILD]NESS0 OR = M]E OP5 L&1 A PA/ORAL CONCEPT ( NATURE1 OR A LOVE ( CULTIVAT$ L&4 ,9DE$1 HUMAN TA/E HAS V>I$ SO WIDELY OV] ! C5TURIES ) RESPECT TO :AT CON/ITUTES 0NATURE0 ?AT WE MAY WELL ASK :E!R IT IS EV] 0NATURAL0 TO EXCLUDE ! HUMAN SPECIES - A DI/9CT PRODUCT ( NATURAL EVOLUTION - FROM \R CONCEPTIONS ( ! NATURAL WORLD1 9CLUD+ SO-CALL$ 0PRI/9E0 WILD]NESS >EAS4 

,?IS MU* SEEMS REASONABLY CLE>3 A 0WILD]NESS0 ?AT HAS TO BE PROTECT$ FROM HUMAN 9T]V5TION IS ALREADY A PRODUCT ( HUMAN 9T]V5TION4 ,IT IS NO MORE 0WILD0 IF IT HAS TO BE GU>D$ ?AN AN ABORIG9AL CULTURE IS TRULY AU!NTIC IF IT HAS TO BE %IELD$ FROM ! IMPACTS ( 0CIVILIZATION40 ,WE HAVE LONG S9CE LEFT BEH9D ! REMOTE WORLD 9 :I* PURELY BIOLOGICAL FACTORS DET]M9$ EVOLUTION & ! DE/9Y ( MO/ SPECIES ON ! PLANET4 

,UNTIL !SE PROBLEMATIC >EAS ?AT 9FLU5CE MOD]N ?9K+ ON DEMOGRAPHICS >E CL>IFI$ & !IR SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS - 9DE$1 UND]P9N+S - >E FULLY EXPLOR$1 ! ,MAL?USIANS >E OP]AT+ 9 A !ORETICAL VACUUM & FILL+ IT ) EXTREMELY P]IL\S IDEAS4 ,9DE$ IT IS A %ORT /EP FROM WRIT+ ANTI-,SEMITIC LETT]S TO ,JEWI% FURRI]S 9 ! NAME ( 0ANIMAL RI<TS0 TO SCRAWL+ SWA/IKAS ON ,JEWI% TEMPLES & SYNAGOGUES4 ,ECO-MY/ICS1 ECO-!I/S1 & DEEP ECOLOGI/S CREATE A V]Y TR\BL+ SITUATION :5 !Y 9TRODUCE COMPLETELY >BITR>Y FACTORS 9TO DISCUSSIONS ON DEMOGRAPHICS4 0,GAIA0 IS :ATEV] ONE *OOSES TO MAKE ( 0,H]03 DEMONIC AV5G] OR A LOV+ MO!R1 A HOMEO/ATIC ME*ANISM OR A MY/ICAL SPIRIT2 A P]SONIFI$ DEITY OR A PAN!I/IC PR9CIPLE4 ,9 ALL ( !SE ROLES1 0,%E0 CAN EASILY BE US$ TO ADVANCE A MISAN?ROPIC MESSAGE ( SPECIES SELF-HATR$--OR WORSE1 A HATR$ ( SPECIFIC E?NIC GR\PS & CULTURES - ) CONSEQU5CES ?AT CANNOT BE =ESE5 BY EV5 0,H]0 MO/ LOV+1 WELL-MEAN+1 & PACIFIC ACOLYTES4 ,IT IS ?IS UTT]LY >BITR>Y FEATURE ( ECO- MY/ICAL & ECO-!I/IC ?9K+1 (T5 DIVE/$ ( SOCIAL CONT5T1 ?AT MAKES MO/ ,NEW ,AGE OR 0NEW P>ADIGM0 DISCUSSIONS ( ! POPULATION ISSUE NOT ONLY V]Y TR\BL+ BUT POT5TIALLY V]Y S9I/]4  

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