Not that I'm necessarily defending berger here, but his thoughts do sound a lot like what I believe is called the Gaia Principle.
Essentially, that the Earth is alive and active, and it "defends" itself when its stability is threatened. In this case, controlling the human population by creating a universally lethal disease. People who believe in this principle believe that Bubonic Plague, Influenza, HIV/SIV/AIDS etc. were all created through nature as a way to control the burgeoning human population that threatens the equilibrium of the planet. These people tend to believe also that every time one of these "population control diseases" are cured, another, more severe one pops up later to continue to push for that equilbrium. The fact that HIV/SIV/AIDS is transmitted primarily sexually is pointed to by people who defend this principle and further cite that the disease would wipe itself out if people used contraception, proper controls to insure no blood interaction and essentially, slowed their reproduction.
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