Science versus morality
In chapter five, the antagonist reflects on civilization and scientific advances versus natural selection when he says, "Lost through letting science outpace morality. Lost through a search for prolonging life at any cost with no thought to what it was doing to the planet or to the quality of life that they were prolonging. There weren’t enough resources. Even if there were enough, the things we had enough of weren’t evenly distributed. Food. Fuel. Clean water." I can empathize with this view point. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed, spent on the maintenance of chronically ill, non productive individuals, leaving healthier individuals with less resources and means to improve quality, productive lives. Globally, populations are getting sicker, using up precious resources that will eventually run out.