While walking in the park, you see a stranger and realize with absolute certainty that if you go over and introduce yourself, the two of you will fall in love more deeply than you even imagine possible. But you also know that in 6 months the person will be hit by a bus and killed. … Continue reading Question of the Week #276
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Question of the Week #275
If you could gain any one ability or quality you admire in someone else, what would you choose? Do you think you could develop that ability or quality just be working at it? Maybe a complete lack of anxiety when faced with new and unfamiliar social situations. Sure would make it easier to make friends … Continue reading Question of the Week #275
Question of the Week #274
If it would have no negative impact on people's health, would you render everyone in the world sterile except during months in which they took a cheap, readily available "fertility" pill? How much do you think birth rates would drop if conceiving a child required such a deliberate act? Well, that would certainly eliminate unwanted … Continue reading Question of the Week #274
Question of the Week #273
What is the most outrageous thing you've ever done? Do you look back on it more with pleasure or regret? Do you wish you'd been more or less cautious in your life? Maybe my memory isn't what it once was, but I really can't think of anything I've ever done in my life that would … Continue reading Question of the Week #273
Question of the Week #272
Would you rather be very successful professionally with only a tolerable private life, or have a great private life but an uninspiring professional one? If you feel your private life is more important to you, do your priorities reflect this? If no, why not? I prefer the private life over the professional one. And, yes, … Continue reading Question of the Week #272
Question of the Week #270
Would you be happier with more control over what happens in your life or more control over your response to what happens? How could you gain more such control? I feel like I already have complete control over my response to what happens in my life. If I can't control my response to things, doesn't … Continue reading Question of the Week #270
Question of the Week #269
Amnesia comes in two forms: one in which you lose your memory of past events, another in which you no longer form new memories. If you took a bad fall and were to suffer one or the other, which would be worse? I think, as long as you have someone like Adam Sandler to put … Continue reading Question of the Week #269
Question of the Week #268
Which sex has it easier in our culture? Have you ever wished you were the opposite sex? Is this even a question? Men have it easier than women. Without a doubt. Just take a look at the majority of public offices in our government. Just take a look at the majority of higher positions in … Continue reading Question of the Week #268
Question of the Week #267
Do you think the world will be a better or a worse place 100 years from now? Do you see our present world as a better place than the world of a century ago? How so? This question is way deeper than I was prepared for this morning. Better or worse... It really depends on … Continue reading Question of the Week #267
Question of the Week #266
If you knew it would completely estrange you from your friends and family, would you follow your heart and marry a person you loved? Yes. I mean... if friends and family are rightly warning me that the person I love is also secretly a super-villain bent on global destruction and/or domination, I would hope I … Continue reading Question of the Week #266
The Confusing Middle 