If you were handed an envelope with the date of your death inside, and you knew you could do nothing to alter your fate, would you look? This week's question from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions arrives like a philosophical landmine disguised as innocent curiosity. On the surface, it seems straightforward—a simple binary choice … Continue reading Question of the Week #458
Mortality
Question of the Week #358
It’s time for another philosophical and intriguing question from Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions: If you knew that in a year you would die of a heart attack, how would you alter your life? But, hold on, what if I told you that you wouldn't be likely to make any changes? Sounds paradoxical, doesn't it? … Continue reading Question of the Week #358
Question of the Week #354
Today, I want to get into another thought-provoking scenario from Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions. Imagine this: you go in for a routine medical examination, and your doctor delivers some earth-shattering news - you have a rare lymphatic cancer, and you've got only a month to live. Your world turns upside down in an instant. … Continue reading Question of the Week #354
Question of the Week #341
Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50, or painfully and alone at age 80? Give me the peaceful death at 50, please and thank you. I know it's pessimistic... But this is a crappy world that we live in. And it's not gonna get any better. Sure, there are a lot of … Continue reading Question of the Week #341
Question of the Week #195
Of all the people close to you, whose death would you find most disturbing? I really hope it's not a cop out to say my mother. Because, at this point, that would probably tear me up the most out of anyone I know, be it friend or family. She's the only parent I have left. … Continue reading Question of the Week #195
Question of the Week #107
Would you like to have your rate of physical aging slowed by a factor of thirty so as to give you a life expectancy of about 2,000 years? I guess that depends. Is this something that's universal? I mean, does everyone's aging slow down or is it just me? If it's just me, then I … Continue reading Question of the Week #107
Question of the Week #75
After a medical examination, your doctor calls and gravely says you have a rare lymphatic cancer and only a few months to live. Five days later, she informs you that the lab tests were mislabeled; you are perfectly healthy. Forced for a moment to look death in the face, you have been allowed to turn … Continue reading Question of the Week #75
So Many Questions, Part V
Last one, I promise... 81. Have you ever risked a friendship by telling someone you liked them? So many times. And, as you can tell, it worked out great. Each and every time. 82. Would you rather be alone doing something you enjoy or doing something you don't like with your best friends? Doing something … Continue reading So Many Questions, Part V
The Confusing Middle 