Interview with Simon Cottrell

An interview last year between the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the head of the roman Jesuits.  Mr Rudd was just engaing in polite topical chat as he asked "What do you think is the the most serious issue that humanity needs to confront in todays world". The answer was "the globalisation of superficialty". He was expecting a very detailed comment about human rights or environmental issues. But the answer he received was revealing a fundamental cause of all the possible answers he was expecting. No decision or problem can solved by surface analysis.