Stephen Meyer, principal DI shill:
"One of the things that I think makes people feel ill at ease about the culture is this pervasive and overweening devaluing of human life," Meyer said, citing as an example a University of Texas professor who garnered attention for suggesting that 90 percent of the earth's population should be eliminated in order to preserve the earth.
"He at one point suggested that the Ebola virus would be a perfectly legitimate means by which to accomplish this, although he later kind of backed off on that," Meyer said. "But he has gone on to advocate that we ought to confiscate the wealth of all families with two or more children as a way, again, of saving the earth."
"He at one point suggested that the Ebola virus would be a perfectly legitimate means by which to accomplish this, although he later kind of backed off on that," Meyer said. "But he has gone on to advocate that we ought to confiscate the wealth of all families with two or more children as a way, again, of saving the earth."
Meyer was referring to a 2006 presentation by Dr. Eric Pianka which stated a cold hard fact: overpopulation leads to disease. William Dembski, of the twisted underwear, sweater, and code of ethics, blared loudly that stating this fact means Pianka was advocating for the death of 90% of the planet's population. Dembski reported Pianka to Homeland Security as a possible terrorist. (If you're interested in hearing from Pianka himself, go here.)
Unfortunately for the Discovery Institute, these claims were reported by Forrest Mims, a wannabe scientist who's no longer associated with NASA satellite work. (And no, writing stellar electronics cookbooks does not a professional scientist make.) Nobody else who was present at the presentation has backed up Mims' claims; in fact, Mims' claims have been solidly debunked.
For Meyer to continue to make statements which are outrageously false is yet one more example of the duplicity of the DI. And it doesn't stop there: according to Jonathan West,
Concerning family life and human sexuality, Darwin argued that monogamy was useful for survival in 19th-century Britain, but he admitted that marriage customs could change if necessary for survival. More recently, some Darwinists have approved of child molestation based on this principle, West said.
West, of course, provided no evidence or references for the bolded statement. But by now, are we really surprised at the machinations of the DI overlords?
posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
