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Discuss several theories of the origin of religion.


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Thomas Robert Malthus

An English cleric and scholar, influential in the fields of political economy and demography, known for his theory that population growth would eventually outpace food production.

Karl Marx

A 19th-century philosopher, economist, and socialist whose works in economics laid the foundation for the understanding of labor and its relation to capital.

Overpopulation

A situation where the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a sustainable level.

Overpopulation Problem

The critical situation arising from the number of people living in an area exceeding the resources and infrastructure available to sustainably support them.

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