When Thomas Malthus argued that the prospects for human flourishing were gloomy and that starvation would eventually become the normal human condition, he was assuming that

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Malthus believed that population growth would outstrip food production, leading to diminishing returns to production. He did not mention diseconomies of scale or epidemics, and while he thought that self-interest was a powerful force, he did not suggest that religion would disappear.

When Thomas Malthus Argued That the Prospects for Human Flourishing