What, if any, fruits of our culture are worth more than even a million lives? For example, what if all the music or fiction of the past century was at risk? This is basically a follow up to last week's question, right? As with my answer last week, I'm just not one to think that … Continue reading Question of the Week #228
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Question of the Week #227
On a typical Sunday (when there isn't a global pandemic), 10,000 people visit the Louvre in Paris. If a wicked sorcerer threatened to vaporize all the museum's visitors or all of its art, sparing one or the other based on your plea, which would you save? Assume the sorcerer will obliterate both the people and … Continue reading Question of the Week #227
Question of the Week #226
If you could anonymously and safely destroy any one person's reputation online through various postings, would you? If so, who and why? Who am I to do such a thing to anyone? The way I see it, even if it's someone who deserves it, it isn't my place to publicly judge that person. And if … Continue reading Question of the Week #226
Question of the Week #225
If you were on a jury, would you be willing to convict a person for something you didn't think should be considered a crime? You know, I've been a registered voter for 22 years and I have never been summoned for jury duty. It really bums me out. I think I'd make a fantastic juror. 12 … Continue reading Question of the Week #225
Question of the Week #224
What is the most serious law you've broken doing something you thought was morally right, wouldn't hurt anyone, or was no one's business but yours? How bad would the punishment have been if you'd been caught and given the maximum sentence? I have been racking my brain and I can't think of a single time … Continue reading Question of the Week #224
Question of the Week #223
How would you feel if you knew that within a century, intelligent machines would be self-aware and much smarter and more creative than humans? Why? I'd feel okay with that. Because in a century, I won't be around anymore and it really won't be my problem. So when our children's children are all plugged into … Continue reading Question of the Week #223
Question of the Week #222
How would you react if you learned that a sad and beautiful poem that touched you deeply had been written by a computer? I would assume that the world in which we live is officially a simulation and that the Matrix has me. Once I'm aware of this, I'm sure I would be tracked down … Continue reading Question of the Week #222
Question of the Week #221
Would you rather watch an Olympics that outlawed performance-enhancing drugs or one that embraced them and let athletes use medical pit crews to jack up their performances? Wasn't this a sketch on Saturday Night Live once? Maybe back in the '80s or early '90s? I have a vivid image in my mind of some kind of … Continue reading Question of the Week #221
Question of the Week #220
If you had to be obsessed with money, sex, sports, religion, or food, which one would you choose? Do I have to choose? I'd rather not be obsessed with anything. Obsession can lead to some pretty dark places. Looking at that list, I only see negatives at the end of those obsessive roads. Obsession with … Continue reading Question of the Week #220
Question of the Week #219
What would you do if your 6-year-old daughter's favorite toy, a talking doll, started trying to convince her that she needed a new friend--the next doll in the company's line? One word. Exorcism. Alternatively, we get some wood, some old newspapers, and maybe some lighter fluid. We start a fire. Then we throw that doll … Continue reading Question of the Week #219
The Confusing Middle 