In the late 1960’s, the blockbuster, bestselling book, The Population Bomb thundered the warning; “The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate.” That was the first sentence in the morbid outlook of the near future — not happy bedtime reading.
The author, Dr. Paul Ehrlich, claimed that humanity was already past the point of no return. No matter what the nations of the earth did in response to the crisis, mankind was doomed to a decade of famine and starvation. Through hundreds of pages of hand wringing and despair, Ehrlich painted a grim picture of mass starvation and famine, evoking images of world ending calamity.
If you were born after 1970, you’re probably happy that a) as a prognosticator, no one of his generation failed more spectacularly than Ehrlich, and b) none of his sick, twisted recommendations were adopted by governments of the world, such as adding sterilant to drinking water to reduce birth rates or higher taxes on those having more than two children, among other zany ideas. Maybe everyone who read the book actually paid attention to the first sentence and figured, “we’re all doomed anyway.” None of his vast, sweeping panorama of catastrophe came to fulfillment. The world’s population increased without the dire consequences predicted by Dr. Ehrlich.
Yet years later, the inflated ego of Ehrlich remained defiant. Even though he predicted, for instance, that India would “never be able to feed more than 200 million people,” he refused to admit that he had made any mistakes. Does the blame for his failed prophecy rest on the backs of the 1.4 billion Indians?
It is scary to think about the state of the world had Ehrlich been taken seriously 50 years ago. You might not be here!
But what if Ehrlich had the voice and power of the internet and media of today’s world? What havoc might his views wreak on a world that thrives on bad news, with an endless supply of media sycophants echoing his latest, ever more dire predictions?
The angel Gabriel was sent to the prophet Daniel in the middle of the 6th century B.C. to deliver a message of how history would unfold from the time of the Persian Empire. In the last chapter of the book of Daniel, Gabriel explained that a “time of trouble,” greater than at any time in history, would occur at the “time of the end.” That era would feature an explosion of knowledge and the capacity to travel quickly. (Daniel 12:1-5)
The late 20th century was simply the dawn of the information age, retrospectively. Though Dr. Ehrlich remained unrepentant of his flawed theories on the horrors of population growth, he had his admirers, and his influence spread through the Universities of the world, incubating several successive generations in the ideology of population control. What kind of influence could he have today, with radio, tv, print media, high tech, and internet?
The answer is easy – he could make a significant portion of people believe almost anything if it were done in the name of science.
In almost any examination of the secular prophets of doom, today and of yesteryear, you will find a notable absence of belief in God. Pay close attention, then, to the modern-day influencers and acolytes of the church of science. Those leading you today are anti God and anti-law.
True science relies on demanding sets of facts, cold hard data, and evidence. It is not based on hysteria and hyperbole.
Examine just 3 behaviors of the Covid 19 crisis, and the “science” behind the decision making.
Where did the shutdown policy to reduce the spread of infection come from? Would you believe it is based on the science project of a 15-year-old? No kidding! Laura Glass of Albuquerque, NM, participating in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2006, developed a computer model that theorized the rate of infection. Her theory assumed that getting sick people to quarantine is hard, but if you just shut down the school, contacts, and infection would be reduced. Viola! Her father, a computer modeler, took his daughter’s idea, made the scale larger, and father and daughter published a paper that was adopted by the Bush administration in 2006 as policy for dealing with a pandemic.
This is the first time in history healthy people have had to quarantine, along with the ill, and the toll has been ruined economies around the globe, millions of jobs lost, untold stress, anxiety, depression, and death from untreated disease ignored because of populations being locked down.
Yea – follow the science.
Numerous passages in the Holy Bible deal with the principle of separation of the afflicted with disease and keeping them separate from others until their symptoms are gone. Shutting down entire nations has been a science project that should receive an “F.”
Is there “science” behind mask wearing, as means of stopping the spread of disease?
The following link will take you to an article published with other links that show the data, evidence and facts surrounding social distancing, mask wearing and the new “vaccinations.” You can also view the remarks made by Dr. Dan Stock, to the Mt. Vernon, Indiana school board refuting the silly mandates and directives issued by schools.
Senator Rand Paul, of Kentucky, has also been an outspoken opponent of mask wearing, and he explains his position and credentials in the following link:
Dr. Paul has other video links on Rumble that are informative on the futility of masks as a disease preventative measure.
Finally, the “ultimate solution” proposed by modern “science” to thwart Covid 19 are the various vaccines.
You will have to make the final determination as to the safety and efficacy of vaccines which have been developed, even though in most age groups, the recovery rate from Covid 19 without treatment is 98.8%. You should be the only one responsible for your health, and you should be very careful about those encouraging you to take any medication.
Alarming is the push for children to be vaccinated. What are the credentials of those clamoring to have children vaccinated to keep them from dying from something they have no chance of dying from?
The best defense against disease is a healthy, balanced immune system, fortified with essential elements, foods, pure water, exercise, and rest.
And the best way to filter out the bad advice given by ungodly men and women – the modern, secular prophets of doom, is to stay close to God and His spiritual protection. (Ephesians 6:11-18).
The Apostle Paul warned his young protégé, Timothy of the dangers of the latter times. (1 Timothy 4:1-2) There would be “perilous times,” (2 Timothy 3:1) in which evil men would become more and more deceptive. (2 Timothy 3:13)
Your responsibility is to filter out all the noise, and all the false information and sources that seek to shape human behavior. Paul also had some good advice to Timothy in this area:
1 Timothy 6:20: O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: (AKJV)
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