Do you believe in capital punishment? Would you be willing to execute a man sentenced to death by the courts if you were selected by lot to do so and he would go free if you refused? Assume you know no details of the trial. Like a lot of things, I'm of two minds on … Continue reading Question of the Week #126
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Question of the Week #125
Assuming that complete recovery were instantaneous, would you be willing to accept a year of complete paralysis below the neck to prevent the otherwise certain extinction of the blue whale? Not to sound heartless or anything, but no. According to this article, scientists estimate that 150-200 species of plant, insect, bird, and mammal become extinct … Continue reading Question of the Week #125
Question of the Week #124
Who is the most important person in your life? What could you do to improve the relationship? Will you ever do it? I usually judge the most important person in my life based on how much money they give me. And no one has really given me any money lately, so the position is currently … Continue reading Question of the Week #124
Question of the Week #123
When you do something ridiculous, how much does it bother you to have other people notice it and laugh at you? I do ridiculous things a lot. I think. And I don't embarrass easily. So... I guess it wouldn't really bother me much. I'm reminded of a quote by the great Jack Handey... "If you're … Continue reading Question of the Week #123
Question of the Week #122
If you were happily married, and then met someone you felt was certain to always bring you deeply passionate, intoxicating love, would you leave your spouse? What if you had kids? Whether I had kids or not, the answer is absolutely no. If I'm married, it means I already met the one person whom I … Continue reading Question of the Week #122
Question of the Week #121
Were you able to wake up tomorrow in the body of someone else, would you do so? Whom would you pick? People. Has Lindsay Lohan taught us nothing? No, I don't want to wake up tomorrow in the body of someone else. Because then I'd be stuck there, for roughly the length of an average … Continue reading Question of the Week #121
Question of the Week #120
Would you accept $10,000 to shave your head and continue your normal activities sans hat or wig without explaining the reason for your haircut? I feel like this would be a harder question for a woman to answer. For me, no doubt in my mind. I'd shave my head for a lot less than ten … Continue reading Question of the Week #120
Question of the Week #118
If your friends and acquaintances were willing to bluntly and honestly tell you what they really thought of you, would you want them to? Yes. I value honesty. Not a very involved answer this week. But, there you go. *The Question of the Week can be found in The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, … Continue reading Question of the Week #118
Question of the Week #117
Have you ever considered suicide? What is so important to you that without it life would not be worth living? No. I have never considered suicide. I can't imagine ever getting to the point where I would want to take my own life. I understand that there are those who have been in such extreme … Continue reading Question of the Week #117
Question of the Week #116
How many different sexual partners have you had in your life? Would you prefer to have had more or fewer? Zero's still a number, right? Yeah... zero. And I guess I can't prefer to have fewer. So... Yeah... *The Question of the Week can be found in The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, Ph.D.
The Confusing Middle 