Which of the following best describes the impact of Thomas Malthus's idea about population growth exceeding the food supply? A: They encouraged nations to go to war to secure limited resources. B: They led to the development of police forces to control growing populations in industrial centers. C: They were rejected by scientists, who believed farmers would always produce enough food. D: They influenced political debates, the press, and even literature, Like Dickens A Christmas Carol

The correct answer is C. They were rejected by scientists, who believed farmers would always produce enough food. Malthus's studies affirmed that the moment in which the land stopped producing enough food for all its inhabitants was inevitable. Over time it was proved that this theory was false since it did not consider important variables that would occur in the following decades, such as the implementation of birth control techniques and related technological advances applied to agriculture and food production.