"Not at all. Real estate prices would finally go down. Except for Nevada beachfront, of course."
"Well, it would be too bad if we wiped out all the plants and animals on the Earth."
"No it wouldn't. Veterinary bills would be a thing of the past."
I thought a moment. "Reverend Brightside," I said, "You'd have to admit that it would be bad if I was savaged by wild animals, died, and suffered eternal torment in Hell."
"Not so bad." the Reverend said. "Better you than me."
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Rutger Fury, former national political writer for The National Enquirer, is a close friend of Jeffrey J. Wise.