Secondly, that the passion between the sexes is necessary, and will remain nearly in its present state. -Ch1
No one's bought it up yet, so I will.
Does the possibility of contraception and fertility education answer Malthus's basic problem? For him:
sexual attraction ----> babies
This is increasingly not the case; the sociological trends have changed drastically.
On the other hand, if the suffering of poverty is necessary for moral virtue, then we might prevent against extreme poverty, but will cease to be truly happy people. Perhaps this is the Catholic Church's stance--to encourage population growth so that people can be destitute and happy, or so that some people can be destitute and others generous and happy.
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