It constantly amazes me how shallow most peoples' thought processes are-and that by intention. I can't say I've done a scientific study on this, unless you count a lifetime of the observation of human nature as being scientific, but it's pretty clear to me that on the surface at least, a large majority of people think no further than shallow and temporal everyday issues related to physical needs: work, what to eat for dinner, what so-and-so is wearing today, and how I can gain some sort of romantic leverage over those I'm attracted to.