Reply #93: No, and what a peculiar question! [View All]

[Terry in Austin]

For that matter, I'm not sure that you're even talking about the same "this" that I am. And those are certainly not my words that you're trying to put in my mouth.

Seriously, you seem to have a real axe to grind with this "Malthusian" label, and in your crusade against it will take the word of anyone in a lab coat as gospel, apparently.

Not all scientists do the same quality of science, and based on what was reported in the article you offered, Dr. Lutz's science didn't seem especially impressive. Just for starters, he calls his computer runs "findings." Forrester did computer runs, too -- but I'm guessing that The Limits to Growth is probably not your favorite work in the field.

I can't help but think that if you were in the field yourself, or at least had more appreciation for what it means to do good science, that your claims would be a lot more modest.

This population predicament, contrary to your claim, is a long, long way from being "solved."