No. What Malthus got wrong was that things like food production does not necessarily increase arithmetically, when human inventiveness comes into play.
What the heck is the line about “barefoot and pregnant” doing on Free Republic?
The traditional Catholic churches I go to have plenty of college educated women who are happy to be mothers of large families. One of my college classmates, Marguerite, didn’t marry until she was 26, and still went on to have 12 children.
The mothers of large families, on average, seem more satisfied with their lives than the typical careerist woman. The “barefoot” part of the expression makes NO sense at all. Although I know one woman who was frequently pregnant and is more frequently barefoot, because she finds it comfortable. “Barefoot and pregnant” is a DUMB expression, and really has no place on Free Republic.
While I'd never oppress a lady in such a manner I can vouch that it takes a very long time to break their spirit to the point where you can trust them to stay put without the chain locked on. That's when they can get to sanding and refinishing where the chains scarred up the floor.
