--- title: "4 Eric Pianka Quotes - Famous Biologist (Evolutionary ecology)" description: "Eric Rodger Pianka was an American herpetologist and evolutionary ecologist. Browse 4 Eric Pianka quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b058/author-eric-pianka-70457.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Eric Pianka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b058/author-eric-pianka-70457.jpg) # Eric Pianka (1939–2022) Biologist **4** quotes in **68** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Eric Pianka was a biologist, best known for *Evolutionary ecology*. ## Quick Facts About Eric Pianka Born January 23, 1939 Died September 12, 2022 Profession Biologist Notable works Evolutionary ecology ## About Eric Pianka Eric Rodger Pianka was an American herpetologist and evolutionary ecologist. ## Quotes by Eric Pianka > [This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half a billion people who could live a sustainable life in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pianka/this-planet-might-be-able-to-support-perhaps-as-many-as-half-a/) [Eric Pianka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pianka/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/eric-pianka-70457_able_this-planet-might-be-able-to-support-per_529416.png) > [ The biggest enemy we face is anthropocentrism. This is that common attitude that everything on this Earth was put here for \[human\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pianka/the-biggest-enemy-we-face-is-anthropocentrism-this-is-that-common/) [Eric Pianka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pianka/) [Anthropocentrism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropocentrism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/eric-pianka-70457_anthropocentrism_the-biggest-enemy-we-face-is-anthropocen_1009841.png) > [The only real good technology is no technology at all. Technology is taxation without representation, imposed by our elitist species (man) upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pianka/the-only-real-good-technology-is-no-technology-at-all-technology-is/) [Eric Pianka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pianka/) [Climate change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate-change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/eric-pianka-70457_climate-change_the-only-real-good-technology-is-no-tech_1531264.png) > [War and famine would not do. Instead, disease offered the most efficient and fastest way to kill the billions that must soon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pianka/war-and-famine-would-not-do-instead-disease-offered-the-most/) [Eric Pianka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pianka/) [Aids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aids/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/eric-pianka-70457_aids_war-and-famine-would-not-do-instead-dise_1535601.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pianka/#itemlist", "name": "Eric Pianka Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half a billion people who could live a sustainable life in relative comfort. 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