Here was Ehrlich’s pathetic sanctimony after 60 Minutes tried to present him as a reputable expert in order to advance Climate Fear Porn.
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60 Minutes extinction story has brought the usual right-wing out in force. If I'm always wrong so is science, since my work is always peer-reviewed, including the POPULATION BOMB and I've gotten virtually every scientific honor. Sure I've made some mistakes, but no basic ones
And then Wil pulled his pants down…
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@PaulREhrlich You predicted that modern human civilization would collapse by, IIRC, 1979.
Seems like a pretty "basic," major mistake to me.
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@PaulREhrlich The first sentence of your best-known book is: "The battle to feed all of humanity is over." Twitizens watching the debate can read on from there below.
The fact that this sandwich-board doomsday prophecy still garners some support in the academy is not the flex you think.
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Somebody call the coroner.
Wilfred from the top ropes with "the people's elbow."
Screenshots from the guy's own book. That's hittin' below the belt! 🤣