Not exactly answering at all but a short, entertaining view: The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Big Trip Up Yonder, by Kurt Vonnegut http://www.gutenberg.org/

Not exactly answering at all but a short, entertaining view: The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Big Trip Up Yonder, by Kurt Vonnegut http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30240/30240-h/30240-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30240/30240-h/30240-h.htm