The Malthus Myth

If you have ever scrolled through some of the comments under pro-life youtube videos, you've probably seen numerous claims that the world is overpopulated or heading towards overpopulation. Here is a quick youtube video that chronicles the history of the overpopulation myth started by Thomas Malthus. If you enjoy debate, you could try engaging some of the comments below this video on youtube.

Update: The author of the above video reports that this is the first in a series of videos yet to come. If you would like a more comprehensive analysis of this topic, it would be good to read Fr. Frank Pavone's article in the December 2008 edition of "This Rock Magazine" titled, Planned Unparenthood: The Myths of Overpopulation. Here is a link to that Article.

http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2008/0812fea2.asp

Here is the actual comment from the account that posted this video on Youtube.

Colinpri1 (21 hours ago)

Remember that this video is simply the first in a series about overpopulation. This video explains where the myth comes from, and videos that are more specifically about the actual myth will be coming soon. Stay tuned!