One wonders.....
Seems to me the facts are this:
The worldwide explosion (if you chose to call it that) in population has basically been fed by the vast production of grains and foodstuffs from countries in the temperate climate zones.
When you see some place in the middle of Deserttown, Syria or something and there are only a few million people living there, you can’t help but wonder if it would ever be possible for the natural local ecosystem to support them all.
Hey, I’d eat a scorpion too if it meant the difference between life and death.
But just seems to me some things are out of whack.
Considering that every other day is a religious holy day (holiday), one need not wonder to far. ;-)