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This article was first published in Leadership in February 2006 under the title "Sultan and the Burden of Numbers". A reader from Radio Deutche Welle sent me a two worded email in which he summarized his feelings: "Abokin Darwin", i.e. A friend of Darwin, he called me. I have earlier listened to his program in which he castigated Darwinism and its influence on western thought and the present world order, rightfully I think from the perspective he looked at it. But I insist that my call for curbing our indulgence in reproduction does not in any way contradict the broadcaster's views and remains very important to our development as a nation....
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