Food is reason enough . <| sep |> Closer to 9 billion now . Good comment though . <| sep |> I doubt you could pin anyone down on a categorical this is relativisticthis is nonrelativistic judgment . It all depends on what your tolerance level is , and that depends on the context . The claim that relativistic effects kick in at about 0 . 3 c is based on a tolerance of 5 %, like I said . <| sep |> Ha same as me , ugly as sin this building but this angle was very generous . <| sep |> I haven ' t read into it since highschool , but that interpretation is actually pretty accurate . There ' s a scene in the book where the boys kill a sow , and the entire scene carries a lot of sexual imagery , or at least undertones , with the author drawing a symbolic connection between the act of murdering the helpless sow , and the act of rape . I ' m not sure if you realize this , but lord of the flies is the absolute perfect example of a book to give to highschool kids to introduce them to symbolism . The book is an allegory , written with symbolism in pretty much every element . There isn ' t a single thing in that book that cant be tied to one of the major themes .