What Irving Finkel thinks about demographics

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Assyriologist at the British Museum, curator in charge of its cuneiform tablet collection, where he has worked for over forty-five years.

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1. 12 Dec 2025

   Our readingThe noise that made the gods send the flood is a euphemism for overpopulation, and a rather sophisticated Malthusian position.

   Their wordsBefore the flood, the gods had not created death. So I think the noise was a reflex of the fact there were just too many animals, too many people, and they had to do something about it.

   ↗Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations, Noah’s Ark, and Flood Myths | Lex Fridman Podcast #487youtube.com 23rd of 27 in this recording