| − | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, intellectuals insisted that the world's population would grow larger than the food supply, resulting in mass starvation. Yet there are examples in both the Old and New Testaments of the food supply increasing to be more plentiful than expected. Indeed, by 2011 obesity was far more prevalent and harmful than hunger worldwide, and food production far exceeds the ability to consume even in impoverished nations like India. Hunger remains a problem only in places with leftist political systems which impede food distribution. | + | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, intellectuals insisted that the world's population would grow larger than the food supply, resulting in mass starvation in the distant future. Yet, there are examples in both the Old and New Testaments of the food supply increasing to be more plentiful than expected. Indeed, by 2011 birth control curbed the rate of growth of the world's population and obesity was far more prevalent and harmful than hunger in developed countries. Food production far exceeds the ability to consume even in some impoverished nations like India. Indeed, advances in scientific agriculture, including genetic engineered crops have greatly increased food producion. However, if world population trends continue indefinitely into the future, present agricultural methods and finite resources will eventually fail to keep up with that growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/human_pop/human_pop.html|title=Population Growth |