Professor "would cheer" 90% holocaust

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Update to this story:

Eric Pianka said Monday his remarks about what he believes is an impending pandemic were taken out of context.

"What we really need to do is start thinking about controlling our population before it's too late," he said. "It's already too late, but we're not even thinking about it. We're just mindlessly rushing ahead breeding our brains out."

[...]

Pianka said he was only trying to warn his audience that disease epidemics have happened before and will happen again if the human population growth isn't contained.

He said he believes the Earth would be better off if the human population were smaller because fewer natural resources would be consumed and humans wouldn't continue to destroy animal habitats. But he said that doesn't mean he wants most humans to die.

But Mims, chairman of the academy's environmental science section, told The Associated Press there was no mistaking Pianka's disdain for humans and desire for their elimination.

[...]

University of Texas officials don't plan to take any action against Pianka, university spokesman Don Hale said.

"Dr. Pianka has First Amendment rights to express his point of view," Hale said. "We have plenty of faculty with a lot of different points of view and they have the right to express that point of view, but they're expressing their personal point of view."

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[Sister Fracas 5]

He said he believes the Earth would be better off if the human population were smaller because fewer natural resources would be consumed and humans wouldn't continue to destroy animal habitats.

As I've said before....the earth will be just fine......long after it boots us all off...

[almaty 19]

He said he believes the Earth would be better off if the human population were smaller because fewer natural resources would be consumed and humans wouldn't continue to destroy animal habitats.

As I've said before....the earth will be just fine......long after it boots us all off...

was before we arrived sister fraces

[Kajikit 65]

One of my mother's favourite hobbyhorses is that mankind is destroying the earth by overpopulation, and the only way to fix it would be for at least 60% of the people to kill each other off somehow...

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What's a hobbyhorse?

edit: nevermind i looked it up

Edited April 4, 2006 by Agent Smith

[Mirorgate 0]

What's a hobbyhorse?

edit: nevermind i looked it up

Get back to work, you slacker!

oh wait... why does that seem like dejavu??

[Teacher Mark 53]

Stephen King envisioned it in "The Stand". It is, in my humble opinion, one of the best pieces of contemporary literature ever written. His vision of America falling apart is eerie and spellbinding. If you chose to read it get the unedited version.

The movie wasn't bad, considering it was a mini-series, but there were obviously limitations on what they could show.

-vs-

http://www.stephenking.com/pages/Works/stand/

Glen Bateman: You're quite a piece of work Mr Cockroach. We could learn a lesson from you, especially in light of recent events. I have an idea come this time tomorrow I'll be gone, but you'll still be trucking, running little roach errands.

Randall Flagg: [stomps on the roach] That's a wrap on the roach.

[GaryC 7]

What is with the recent fad of resurrecting 2 year old posts?

[Teacher Mark 53]

Blame the system. It came up under similar topics. Besides I'm a big fan of Lazarus.