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Media coverage is now focusing on the experimental Ebola treatments being given to two American Ebola patients who contracted it while caring for victims in Africa — the site of the world's deadliest outbreak.
But that Ebola treatment, created by a leading bioengineering scientist from the University of Arizona who "joked" about wiping out humanity with a "better" genetically engineered virus during a post-lecture Q&A focused on over-population issues, citing the Hollywood film 'Contagion.'
As Truthstream Media previously reported, on February 2, 2012, Dr. Charles Arntzen, head of The Biodesign Institute for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, responded to a question pertaining to whether feeding the 8 billion people of the world was worth it, or whether population reduction should be pursued.
The scientist quipped:
“Has anybody seen ‘Contagion’? That’s the answer! Go out and use genetic engineering to create a better virus… 25 percent of the population is supposed to go in Contagion.”
originally posted by: Astyanax
a reply to: NthOther
It's a rather obvious joke for someone in the field to make. I wouldn't put any store in it whatsoever.
originally posted by: NthOther
originally posted by: Astyanax
a reply to: NthOther
It's a rather obvious joke for someone in the field to make. I wouldn't put any store in it whatsoever.
Oh, so it's a "thing" for them? It's cool to joke about pandemic armageddon in elite scientific circles?
That makes me feel so much better.
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
originally posted by: NthOther
originally posted by: Astyanax
a reply to: NthOther
It's a rather obvious joke for someone in the field to make. I wouldn't put any store in it whatsoever.
Oh, so it's a "thing" for them? It's cool to joke about pandemic armageddon in elite scientific circles?
That makes me feel so much better.
Don't be ignorant, to deny people the right to laugh and joke and suppress people's sense of humour is ridiculous, they're after all human too
People shouldn't be held accountable and punished for silly jokes
originally posted by: NthOther
Well, this should give everyone a warm fuzzy:
BOOM: Top Ebola Scientist Joked About Culling Humanity with Engineered Virus
Media coverage is now focusing on the experimental Ebola treatments being given to two American Ebola patients who contracted it while caring for victims in Africa — the site of the world's deadliest outbreak.
But that Ebola treatment, created by a leading bioengineering scientist from the University of Arizona who "joked" about wiping out humanity with a "better" genetically engineered virus during a post-lecture Q&A focused on over-population issues, citing the Hollywood film 'Contagion.'
...
I know some of you will say, 'he was just joking around'. But we know there are some mad scientists out there who actually believe this. They believe it, and they have the financial backing to seriously consider doing it (*ahem* Bill Gates, George Soros, etc.).
Whatever this scientist's motivation, I find it highly disturbing that he would joke about such a thing. It also betrays the contempt for humanity that many scientists hold.
originally posted by: loam
a reply to: Astyanax
Is remaining professional in one's field really too much to ask?
You make them sound like combat soldiers under fire.
originally posted by: Astyanax I know, huh. In construction we used to joke about faling to our death from a high rise, hopefully landing on a whole bunch of people killing them all and splattering blood, guts and brain matter ev3rywhere, hahahaha, good times.
a reply to: NthOther
It's a rather obvious joke for someone in the field to make. I wouldn't put any store in it whatsoever.
originally posted by: Astyanax I know, huh. In construction we used to joke about faling to our death from a high rise, hopefully landing on a whole bunch of people killing them all and splattering blood, guts and brain matter ev3rywhere, hahahaha, good times.
a reply to: NthOther
It's a rather obvious joke for someone in the field to make. I wouldn't put any store in it whatsoever.