Brian refused to donate money to the Somali famine relief fund.When asked why he was so miserly,his response was that famines and pestilence were nature's way of controlling population growth because people wouldn't take responsibility for the number of children they were producing.Whose perspective does Brian's point of view reflect?

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Brian's viewpoint reflects the perspective of Thomas Malthus, who argued that population growth would eventually outpace food production and lead to famine, disease, and death as natural ways of population control. Malthus believed that people should take responsibility for limiting their reproductive choices to prevent such catastrophic events.

Brian Refused to Donate Money to the Somali Famine Relief