In 1968, Paul Ehrlich’s book, “The Population Bomb,” proclaimed that overpopulation was going to cause a worldwide famine. Ehrlich wrote, “By 1985 enough millions will have died to reduce the earth’s population to an acceptable level, like 1.5 million people.”
His urgings of mandatory population control encouraged one child policies and abortions. Despite Ehrlich’s flawed predictions, “60 Minutes” recently allowed Mr. Ehrlich their platform to continue to spread his flawed ideas.
1 John 4:1 teaches, “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
In business, we often turn to experts to guide our long-range decisions. But we should remember to only trust in experts that have a proven track record.
