Reply #39: This story was discussed in detail yesterday at DU.

[Bridget Burke]

The links have already been posted here. And apparently it was all over Right Wing Talk Radio--when they were not discussing The Evil Mexican Flag.

Forrest Mims is the ONLY source for the story. He gives no direct quotations, but only his interpretation. "Citizen Scientist" is a reputable site, but check out the end of the article: "The views expressed herein are his own and do not represent the official views of the Texas Academy of Science or the Society for Amateur Scientists."

Forrest Mims has a BA in English from Texas A&M & a long history of writing for Radio Shack. He's made a name for himself in electronics & computer science--for someone with limited science education. However, he is a proponent of Intelligent Design. From a book review:

This well-organized guidebook of O’Leary’s journey through the world of Intelligent Design has the potential to lead many of the next generation away from the evolutionary fables that now pass for science. Her book is must reading for anyone who wants to understand the history and significance of the Intelligent Design movement. It also belongs in college and even high school classrooms.”

www.designorchance.com/press.html

People are taking the word of this Creationist that Dr Pianka recommended we kill 90% of Earth's people. Or--did Dr Pianka warn about future dangers? Since Dr Pianka's an Evolutionary Ecologist, I doubt that Mims is a reliable source.