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  "path": "/2026/03/18/a-re-look-at-the-bet-simon-ehrlich-and-paul-sabin/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T01:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
    "Malthusian Myths",
    "Julian Simom",
    "Paul Sabin",
    "The Bet"
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  "textContent": "Sadly, in Paul Sabin’s account, the main villain turns out to be the morally upstanding Simon who, fifteen years after his death, is blamed for creating policy logjams and fueling uncivil discourse. In the meantime, Paul Ehrlich keeps issuing ‘important warnings’ such as a recent prediction that humans might soon have to resort to cannibalism to survive the ecological apocalypse.",
  "title": "A Re-Look at ‘The Bet’ (Simon, Ehrlich, and Paul Sabin)"
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