It is known that the world population is increasing without limits; however, there is debate as to whether this increase is positive or will prove catastrophic. The article “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garrett Hardin discusses how the ever-growing world population will deplete the world of its natural resources and eliminate man's ability to survive. On the other side of the issue is Julian L. Simon who wrote “More people, greater wealth, more resources, healthier environment”. This article proposes the theory that as population increases, the quality of human life is amplified. One particular issue that they both mention and have drastically different opinions on is the future of agriculture and man's ability to support it. Hardin argues that the world only has a certain number of resources and opportunities to spend on agriculture. Therefore, with a sufficient increase in population, these resources will become extinct. Therefore, humans will run out of food and will eventually starve. As Hardin states, “a finite world can only support a finite population” (Hardin 98). Simon goes on to discuss how humans always seem to find means to satisfy their needs. When it comes to agriculture, he states an extreme by saying that food. This nanotechnology will be placed in the soil to act as receptors to transmit information about the soil, such as pH levels, water levels, nutritional balances, etc. to farmers. Thus, allowing farmers to not over or under water their crops. This will then lead to close to 100% efficiency in water use, as no water will be wasted. Such efficiency will enable a massive amount of agricultural production through less water use and provide Mother Nature with enough time to restore what is used naturally, thus disproving Hardin's fear of running out of the most essential natural resource, water.