Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 38, Number 13. 12th June 1975

[Introduction]

Last week, Os Guiness, author of 'The Dust of Death' visited varsity to give a brief lecture on what he called 'collective evil'. Unlike many of the prophets of doom gracing the literary scene, Guiness not only posed the problem, but also gave some basis for solution. Unfortunately the title given to his lecture may give problems to many — namely how to interpret the word 'evil' as the christian values he has placed on the word may not suit it at all. Notwithstanding this difficulty his views are worthwhile considering. The following is a summary of his lecture.

The problem of giantism - where [ unclear: e] developed societies are being overdeveloped in comparison with underdeveloped societies — is a major threat to our basis for existence. In search of a solution, the forces within the society itself are being examined and especially the phenomena of collective evil.