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
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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
Question of the Week #333
If you knew you were destined never to achieve anything of real importance, how would it change your goals and attitudes? What if you knew you were destined for great things but didn't know what? Well... that about sums it up for me. Talk about an existential crisis. One that I actually struggle with on … Continue reading Question of the Week #333
Question of the Week #332
If you knew that in-depth snooping would be commonplace within a decade and that everyone's life would be an open book for all to see, in what ways might you start to behave differently? Do you think that knowing everything about the people around you would be a good thing? I don't think I would … Continue reading Question of the Week #332
Question of the Week #331
If your best friend fell head over heels in love with someone you thought was deceptive and creepy, and you could use an anonymous service to get the lowdown on his or her credit, medical, and employment history; school records; parking tickets; politics; bank records; and Facebook postings, would you? If so, what kind of … Continue reading Question of the Week #331
Question of the Week #330
If you knew you could direct medical research funds so as to find a cure for one specific disease within 15 years, but make little progress on any others, would you target a single disease? If so, which one and why? This is a difficult question to answer, being ignorant of how much progress we … Continue reading Question of the Week #330
Question of the Week #329
Do you feel comfortable going to dinner or movies alone? Would you rather be by yourself in such a situation or with someone you only marginally enjoy? I absolutely feel comfortable going to dinner or movies alone. I just went to see a movie by myself yesterday, as a matter of fact. As for whether … Continue reading Question of the Week #329
Question of the Week #328
A good friend pulls off a well-conceived practical joke, as only someone who really knows you could, and makes you look completely ridiculous. How would you react? I like to think I have a pretty good sense of humor. So if someone pulls off a decent practical joke, I'm likely to laugh along with it. … Continue reading Question of the Week #328
Question of the Week #327
Would you add a decade to your life if it meant taking a decade from the life of some random person? If so, would you still do it if you had to become friends with (and stay in touch with) the person? No... I'm not going to trade someone else's life for my own. I'm … Continue reading Question of the Week #327
The Confusing Middle 