". . . and decrease the surplus population."

Creative Minority Report:

In economics, once people are no longer contributing to society there's very little economic case that can be made to extend their lives. When they talk about "quality of life" what they're really talking about is the cost/benefit analysis of you.

Our culture is happily shrugging off that old time religion but remember it will be replaced by something. And that something is economics. And more people have died in the name of economics than any religion. That's right communism, I'm talking to you. Take that Dawkins!