"You are permitted in time of great danger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge." - Bulgarian proverb

How does this apply to survival? How does it apply to the individual, a group of survivors, the surrounding society? Discuss what this means, might mean, or does not mean. Are there limits? Where are the limits? Cover any or all aspect of that that interest you.

I don't want to narrow the discussion by weighing in to early. I will in a day or three.

TH to http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2010/01/clock_quotes_542.php