There are some sick, tenured people out there. At The Anomalist I read an article by one Forrest Mims claiming that Eric "Lizard Man" Pianka, zoology prof at the University of Texas-Austin, advocates the elimination of 90% of the world's human population...via an airborne strain of Ebola. He expressed this hope upon receiving this year's Texas Academy of Sciences Distinguished Scientist of the Year award, and got a standing ovation.
Sounded like total B.S. to me, but a Google search shows that Prof Pianka's wish isn't a new one. He talks about it regularly, judging from the glowing comments of former students.
Overpopulation is a dire problem...but do we really want children and healthy adults all over the globe dying from a horrifying disease that liquifies their innards, while the 10% remnant looks on? Um, no. I think it's safe to say that would suck. If Prof Pianka is so freakin' worried about the fate of Earth that he wants us all to drop dead, maybe he should be the first to volunteer for euthanasia.
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I certainly hope that this man doesn't have access to Ebola or any other "plague type" illness!
Not that I know of, but maybe he could sic killer lizards on everybody. ;D
90%, huh?...bad part of that is given the virility of the strain, the 10% left would be Sherpas in the Hamalayas, Siberians, most of the residents of Hoboken, New Jersey, and any one else with little or no human contact, such as a large percentage of politicians. Professors and televangalists would be among the first to go given their propensity to preach to any group that will listen.
Hee HEE! That's a comforting thought. Except for the politician part.
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