Greetings, my fellow debaters and masters of verbal skirmishes! Today, we dive into the curious case of the mid-argument hang-up—a situation that has left many of us wondering whether to redial or not to redial. So, gather 'round as we dissect the quandary and sprinkle it with a pinch of dry wit that's drier than … Continue reading Question of the Week #345
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Question of the Week #344
Ladies and gentlemen, and all the brilliant minds in between, after a nearly year-long hiatus, it's with great excitement that I reintroduce the much-awaited "Question of the Week" segment! It feels like a reunion with an old friend—albeit a friend who keeps asking the most thought-provoking and slightly perplexing questions. So, without further ado, let's … Continue reading Question of the Week #344
Question of the Week #343
Do you think that living as if you control your own destiny is a good idea? Do you live that way? It's called free will, y'all. I absolutely live this way. *The Question of the Week can be found in The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, Ph.D.
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 #340
If you could travel into the past but not return, would you? Where would you go and what would you try to do if your goal was to reshape history? Well... For the first question, no. I like to think of time travel, if it were possible, as a tourism sort of deal. It's like … Continue reading Question of the Week #340
Question of the Week #339
You and someone you love deeply are placed in separate rooms, each with a button next to you. You each know that you both will be killed unless one of you presses your button in the next 60 minutes. You also know that the first to hit the button will save the other, but immediately … Continue reading Question of the Week #339
Question of the Week #338
If you were sentenced to hear one of the following all morning, every morning for the next year, which would be worst: a baby crying, someone screaming, someone cursing drunkenly, or the song "It's a Small World" played over and over and over again? I feel like the annoyance of "It's a Small World" would … Continue reading Question of the Week #338
Question of the Week #337
Had you lived in 1900 and known that cars would cause 20 million deaths in the next century, would you have wanted to halt their development? What present technologies do you think are too dangerous to develop, given that each year cars kill 500,000 people and cigarettes take 5 million? Clearly a follow-up to last … Continue reading Question of the Week #337
Question of the Week #335
If your parents became infirm and you had to either bring them into your home or put them in a nursing home, which would you do? What about any siblings of yours who were unable to care for themselves? Sorry, mom... I gotta say nursing home. I hope that doesn't sound cruel. And it isn't … Continue reading Question of the Week #335
Question of the Week #334
What in your life do you think will seem most meaningful when you look back many years from now? What do you think you'll regret when you look back? Most meaningful? Time spent with friends and family. Conversations that carry on late into the night. Sitting by fire pits in back yards. Watching Back to … Continue reading Question of the Week #334
The Confusing Middle 