Question for the Week: Have We Literally Gone Too Far?

In this new series of posts, which may go on for eternity, I intend to pose questions that might elicit that most unusual of human activities: thought! Oh no: surely I’m not expecting people to employ their most hungry organ and engage in the one process unique to the species? I’m afraid so.

These posts won’t necessarily represent my ideas or opinions, they’ll simply raise questions on many different topics in the hope of generating discussion, engaging imagination or simply making readers q...