[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

From the student evaluations, excerpted on his webpage:

" This is the closest thing this university has to a true religion course and Pianka is the perfect preacher. In other science courses we are taught to look at things specifically and therefore lose the big picture. In this class we study the big picture. 'Why are we here?' That question is answered in evolution. Everyone should be required to take this class to 'spread the word.'"

[Dumb_Ox]

I suggest copying his website; it might be taken down very soon with all the negative publicity, but since it's Sunday most university techies will be off-duty.

Kudos to the Academy member who is blowing the whistle. This kind of crap has been simmering at a low level, but even my worst fears didn't think such nutjobs would have widespread collegial approval.

I hope this is an April Fool's hoax, or a misrepresentation, but I doubt that's the case. Every amateur journalist should carry digital voice recorders to speeches. I sure do.

[editor-surveyor]

"'Why are we here?' That question is answered in evolution. Everyone should be required to take this class to 'spread the word.'"

That is a perfect summation of what promoting the death-culture of evolution has done to this country.