If evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe were discovered, would it alter your core beliefs or sense of self? Not really. And I'm ready to accept that there are a lot of things about our world/universe that just cannot be explained. I'm okay with that. In general, I can be pretty skeptical about … Continue reading Question of the Week #242

If ads could be tailored so effectively to your personal desires and concerns that they'd be nearly irresistible, would you want to ban them? Would you buy special high-tech sunglasses that screened out billboards and other advertising to leave a pristine visual landscape? Ah... but how would I know about these special high-tech sunglasses if … Continue reading Question of the Week #241

Have you ever told anyone that you didn't like or love your parents? I was a teenager once, wasn't I? It's a rare person who hasn't, at one point or another, in a fit of rage or a rebellious streak, claimed they hated their parents. Either one, the other, or both. Even if life has … Continue reading Question of the Week #240

What if they might someday find out you'd been watching? Do you think you could ever be at ease under constant surveillance? This is a follow up to last week's question that asked if you would be willing to on anyone at any time without being detected. I said last week that I wouldn't want … Continue reading Question of the Week #238

If, without being detected, you could spy electronically for the next month and watch anyone, anywhere, anytime like a fly on a wall, would you? If so, who would you watch and how closely? If not, why not? Uh... I typically do that every summer. It's called Big Brother and I'm a little upset that … Continue reading Question of the Week #237

Would you like to be famous? If so, for what? What if you knew it meant that within a few years you'd lose all your current friends and never develop new relationships that were as meaningful? Fame, from what I understand, is a fickle thing. I don't think I'd want to reach celebrity status. But … Continue reading Question of the Week #235

What if you found that the person you planned to marry would likely get Alzheimer's by his or her 50th birthday? This week's question is a follow-up to last week's question, which asked if one would go through with a marriage if one's betrothed were to somehow become disabled prior to the wedding. So, as … Continue reading Question of the Week #234

If the person you were engaged to was in a car crash and became a paraplegic, would you back out of the marriage? If not, what if they became a quadriplegic? I thought this question looked familiar and, yeah... I've used it before. Way back in the Question of the Week from November 28, 2015. … Continue reading Question of the Week #233