Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.

Summary

This quote presents the idea of human population growth and its impact on the Earth as a living organism. It uses the metaphor of bacteria attacking a host organism to symbolize the increasing human population. The quote implies that if the population continues to grow exponentially without any form of control or balance, it will eventually reach a point where either the Earth, as the host, cannot sustain it and ultimately dies, or measures are taken to control the population growth, potentially resulting in the decline or eradication of the virus (humankind) itself.

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