Terrorists operating out of a country that tacitly supported them kill 2 million people by setting off a nuclear bomb in downtown Chicago. Would you favor retaliating against that country, and if so, how? This is something of a follow up to last week's question... And, like I mentioned last week, I'd really be torn … Continue reading Question of the Week #257
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Question of the Week #256
If a country hit the U.S. with a nuclear bomb, would you favor unleashing our nuclear arsenal upon them? An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind. Someone said that. Was it Gandhi? During the Cold War, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. had policies of mutually assured destruction. Basically, it meant if … Continue reading Question of the Week #256
Question of the Week #255
If you were locked in a time machine set for a single one-way trip to the past or future and had 10 minutes to dial in the time and place, when and where would you go? Why? What if it were to be a round trip that would include any family and friends you wanted … Continue reading Question of the Week #255
Question of the Week #254
How frequently do you express gratitude about your life? This is sort of a follow up from last week's question... Fitting, with this Thursday being Thanksgiving and all. And I mean real Thanksgiving. Not whatever the Canadians do back in October.** I'll admit, I don't express gratitude as often as I should. I know that … Continue reading Question of the Week #254
Question of the Week #253
What do you feel more often: gratitude or envy? What are you most grateful for? Gratitude, for sure. I won't say that I never feel envious of others, but I'm confident that it's rare that I experience that particular feeling. As far as I'm concerned, there's no point in being envious of other people. It's … Continue reading Question of the Week #253
Question of the Week #252
What fraction of people in the world do you think would view you as wealthy? The world? A lot... What fraction of the world isn't the U.S.? Hang on, I'll ask Google... According to Google (via Wikipedia), the United States makes up approximately 4.23% of the world's population. But I don't think I could say … Continue reading Question of the Week #252
Question of the Week #251
Would you steal money from someone wealthy if you could get away with it and thought it was the only way to support your family? No. Even if I could get away with it, I'd still know what I'd done. Just because you don't get caught doing the wrong thing doesn't make it not wrong. … Continue reading Question of the Week #251
Question of the Week #250
A large crew is being chosen for an interstellar journey to a distant planet containing the first known extraterrestrial life. The expedition won't return for a century, but the crew will be in suspended animation and age only a few years during the trip. Would you be interested? If not, what, if anything, would change … Continue reading Question of the Week #250
Question of the Week #249
Would you like to be truly brilliant--more intelligent than 99.9 percent of the population? If so, would it matter if being that smart would virtually eliminate your sense of humor about the things that amuse most people? Uh... This question implies that I'm not already "truly brilliant." Okay, devil's advocate... Let's say that I'm not … Continue reading Question of the Week #249
Question of the Week #248
You meet someone at a party and absolutely know that if you talk to him, he'll make you tens of millions of dollars, but after 2 years you'll go bankrupt and have to scramble to get back on your feet. Would you start the conversation? Assume that if you do, your knowledge of what's in … Continue reading Question of the Week #248
The Confusing Middle 