There is an allegorical story about a luxury passenger ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean that hits an iceberg and begins to sink. On the lower decks, the crew and passengers make a valiant but unsuccessful effort to plug the hole in the ship's hull. On the upper deck, first-class passengers rearrange the deck chairs, sun themselves and play shuffleboard, seemingly oblivious to the disaster around them. Meanwhile, the ship's band plays on. Of course, had more passengers on the ship attempted to plug the hole, the leak would have been sealed. After the fact, two absurd stories emerge. Some of the upper-deck passengers say they didn't help because they saw no seeping water and, anyway, the water rushing into the ship's hull below had no direct impact on their well-being. Other first-class … Continue Reading