The thread about pension underfunding got me to thinking about Dan Brown's new book Inferno.
If you haven't read it and plan to, STOP HERE
(I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It took me until chapter 22 to get into it, but after that I couldn't put it down and finished it in a day. Not as clever as the Da Vinci Code or A&D, but still very entertaining.)
*** Spoiler Alert ****
The crux of the book is about the world population crisis. The theory is that earth can only support so many people, and we are well past equilibrium. Left unchecked, our continued growth will destroy our food chain, financial system, world order, etc. (Sorry, not doing a very good job explaining. Here is a real review - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/books/inferno-by-dan-brown.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
1. Do you believe in this theory?
2. Would you press a button that would cause 1 in 3 people to die (thereby maintaining equilibrium)? Remember, the deaths would be random, and could very well affect your loved ones.
If you haven't read it and plan to, STOP HERE
(I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It took me until chapter 22 to get into it, but after that I couldn't put it down and finished it in a day. Not as clever as the Da Vinci Code or A&D, but still very entertaining.)
*** Spoiler Alert ****
The crux of the book is about the world population crisis. The theory is that earth can only support so many people, and we are well past equilibrium. Left unchecked, our continued growth will destroy our food chain, financial system, world order, etc. (Sorry, not doing a very good job explaining. Here is a real review - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/books/inferno-by-dan-brown.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
1. Do you believe in this theory?
2. Would you press a button that would cause 1 in 3 people to die (thereby maintaining equilibrium)? Remember, the deaths would be random, and could very well affect your loved ones.