Univeristy of Texas Professor's Population Speeches Unnerve Some

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

I love Austin. Ebola for everyone!

Via tomorrow's Austin American-Statesman.

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University of Texas professor Eric Pianka's enemies say he advocates wiping out 90 percent of the population and that 
his seemingly giddy obsession with death and disease coupled with power over young minds is dangerous and disturbing.

His supporters say while his rhetoric may be shocking at times, he's just trying to get people to think about the 
consequences of uncontrolled population growth.

"I've found that it takes courage to tell people what they don't want to know," Pianka, 67, said Tuesday, two days 
after a newspaper story in Seguin's Gazette-Enterprise ignited a firestorm that has resulted in e-mail threats on 
Pianka's life.

The controversy surrounds comments made during two recent speeches in which Pianka discussed the need for population 
control and the impending disease pandemic that might well just take care of it. Some heard the comments as simply a 
warning. To others, however, it sounded like Pianka was advocating the use of deadly viruses to kill off millions of 
people.

Pianka, who calls the latter interpretation nonsense, says the whole thing has blown out of proportion. Many, however, 
seem to be taking his critics seriously. Pianka said he is scheduled to meet with FBI officials today.

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More:
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/5PIANKA.html

- ferg


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