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LONDON: A controversial Stanford University professor has claimed overpopulation could lead to humanity having to eat the bodies of the dead.
Paul Ehrlich, best known for his prediction of human ‘oblivion’ 46 years ago, says that current population trends are on a course that could leave cannibalism as one of the only options.
Ehrlich claimed that scarcity of resources will get so bad that humans will need to drastically change our eating habits and agriculture.
Ehrlich claimed that scarcity of resources will get so bad that humans will need to drastically change our eating habits and agriculture.
“We will soon be asking is it perfectly okay to eat the bodies of your dead because we’re all so hungry?’’ he told HuffPost live host Josh Zepps.
He added that humanity is ‘moving in that direction with a ridiculous speed.
“In other words between now and 45 years from now, 2.5 billion people will be added to the planet. We are moving towards resource wars.’’
Ehrlich is widely known for his 1968 publication of ‘The Population Bomb’ which called for ‘population control’ to prevent global crises from overpopulation.
“In the 1970’s the world will undergo famines – hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death,’’ he predicted.
“Our children will inherit a totally different world, a world in which the standards, politics, and economics of the 1960’s are dead.’’
Ehrlich claims that the dangers of overpopulation are once again growing, blaming Republicans and the media for failing to take action.
“We all have to eat, and it’s very destructive. The ethical issues around the way we raise cattle are important, but relatively trivial compared to the wrecking of our life support systems. I can much more about people, because I’m a person.’’ (Courtesy Dail Mail)
