You know what depresses me as much as the initial post? ( If true )
The way supposedly intelligent members here jump onto the bandwagon of condemnation without any research for themselves.
And the way members argue and bicker over a topic when ones pride is hurt.
You would think reading the pages here would wake people up abit, with insults no longer being necessary.
If even we can't work together, with all that we read and discuss here, what hope does the rest of society have who are 'in the dark'.
Anyway my main point is don't just be critical of fox news and the mainstream media etc, be critical of everything no matter the source, geez.
If this was just a personal attack, don't play into it, and don't become the ripples in the pond by which it spreads : /
Here, this is what i found with just a few minutes of research.
Texas academys stance on this -
"The host of the speech, the Texas Academy of Sciences, has released a statement stating that "many of Dr. Pianka's statements have been severely
misconstrued* and sensationalized." <-- the texas academys statement
Source
en.wikipedia.org...
Who started it-
"press when Forrest Mims claimed that Pianka had advocated genocide"
Source
en.wikipedia.org...
Forrest Mims-
"Mims disapproved when the Texas Academy of Science awarded Pianka with a plaque naming him "2006 Distinguished Texas Scientist". He confronted
Pianka with the statement "The undeniable issue at hand is that you have advocated genocide and mass extermination to your students and to the Texas
Academy of Science. The logical conclusion I am exploring is the genocidal racism inherent in your goal." Source
en.wikipedia.org...
Pianka has stated that Mims took his statements out of context and that Pianka was stating what would happen from biological principles alone if
present human population trends continue, and that he was not in any way advocating for it to happen."
Jealousy?
He also seems to have religious backgrounds and views, how this would affect his thinking i don't know and don't really have the interest to find
much more out anyway.
It all came from that link posted by someone awhile back, and then a link from there.
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