That’s got to be a ‘Lord of the Flies’ scenario.” “Not necessarily,” he sniffed. “That whole notion is sketchy. ‘Lord of the Flies’ assumes a stressful situation will bring out the worst in everyone, but that is not true. For example, on Earth in the 1960s, a real-life group of six boys were stranded on the Tongan island of ‘Ata for a year. Instead of turning on each other, they cooperated and cared for each other. Humans are social animals, Joe. Look at what happens after natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, tornados, that sort of thing. People help each other.”
