“‘Intensification of production to feed an increased population leads to a still greater increase in… — Daniel Quinn
“‘Intensification of production to feed an increased population leads to a still greater increase in population.’ Peter Farb said it in Humankind.”
“You said it was a paradox?”
“No, he said it was a paradox.”
“Why?”
Ishmael shrugged. “I’m sure he knows that any species in the wild will invariably expand to the extent that its food supply expands. But, as you know, Mother Culture teaches that such laws do not apply to man.”
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