[extropy-chat] Meeting Doctor Doom

[spike]

> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Bloch
> Subject: [extropy-chat] Meeting Doctor Doom
> 
> http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p/index.html
> 
> Apparently, Dr. Pianka advocates the elimination of 90% of the Earth's
> human population because we are overtaxing the planet's natural resources.

Joseph, I do not believe the site is correct because of the 
following comment:

"But there was a gravely disturbing side to that otherwise scientifically
significant meeting, for I watched in amazement as a few hundred members of
the Texas Academy of Science rose to their feet and gave a standing ovation
to a speech that enthusiastically advocated the elimination of 90 percent of
Earth's population by airborne Ebola."


I confidently state that a few hundred members of the TAS would not
encourage such a horrifying notion.  I am not defending Pianka, but
something is amiss here.

spike