Disrespectful how? Cutting back on resource use to the degree you propose will require cutting back on the number of humans consuming them, unless you have a solution of your own on how the numbers work out. The only disrespectful comment so far has been your "denial is renewable" comment, suggesting anyone who disagrees with you is in denial so you don't have to defend your position with facts. What makes you think I don't admit Earth is not getting bigger? Attributing such obvious denial of fact to me is another tactic to avoid defending your position with facts by instead trying to make me look irrational. That makes you look like a person without a good argument. I'm familiar with Asimov. Tonnage of brains is not what matters; the absolute number of them does matter, as there is a greater likelihood of there being the one or more with the needed insight in the proper circumstances to solve the problem when we need it. But maybe not if starved an uneducated due to your restrictions.