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darcy log... darcy log...
 
M$1 December 13, 2008 08:52 PM

If you could ask any question and knew you'd get the truth, what would you ask? Why?

While it would be tempting to ask "Is there a God" I'm not sure I want to know the answer to it--even if the answer was "yes."

It's so hard to just choose one question... bigfoot, Loch Ness monster, aliens... What do you think?
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garance garance
 
 December 15, 2008 08:01 PM
Why do your children cheat or steal?
That is on my mind, as an old teacher, I think that parents should know and do not. Recent studies are appalling: 30 percent of US kids cheat and steal on one hand, on the other hand the perception of parents is far off. There was an experiment where parents and college students are asked if the student drinks or take drugs. Parents ignore the signs. Why? How?
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http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v13n1/challenge.html
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/journal_of_college_student_developm...

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jennybeans... jennybeans...
 
December 13, 2008 09:03 PM
"Is there other intelligent life in the universe?" There are so many who believe that we are the only ones and that it is our job to seed the universe, while others believe that if our planet was capable of nudging life into existence, there have to be other planets even inside this galaxy that are capable of supporting life.

I've always wanted to know, and hope I find out the answer in my lifetime in a way that is nothing like the film "Independence Day" or "War of the Worlds."

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pumkin pumkin
 
December 14, 2008 04:35 AM
I think the distinction between "intelligent" or "just life period" is actually pretty important. No, we wouldn't ignore it if we found stupid life. But would a paramecium have the same impact on our lives as interaction with an intelligent life form? Most people would say, "Yeah, cool," and go about their lives without a second thought if we found, say, a beetle. Broadcast an intelligent extraterrestrial on the 11:00 news and everybody would stop dead in their tracks, call their friends, talk about it at work the next day, write 50 blog entries...

PS: I love Brian "the big yellow one is the sun!" Regan.

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pumkin pumkin
 
December 14, 2008 04:16 AM
Does conscious existence continue after death?
a.k.a.
Is there life after death?
a.k.a.
What happens when we die?
(Actually, each question is pretty different, semantically, and the difference is important imo.)

Everybody has an opinion on this. Everyone has considered the answer at one point or another. Societies and civilizations have risen around a shared belief in the answer to this question. Fear of, confidence in, or indifference to the answer influences the decisions people make, the way they behave, the way they live their entire lives. A definitive answer to this question would turn the world upside down.

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cuthere cuthere
 
December 15, 2008 02:44 PM
Will I have a happy/fulfilled life?
I think that's what life is about. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, as long as you've lived a good life. Of course, you shouldn't have acted badly...

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creeva creeva
 
December 15, 2008 03:49 PM
I think I would ask the "Is there a God Question" - or if you are even more curious - "What is the Truth in the Bible" - this would cover you on multiple fronts.

I guess I'm just not afraid of the answer - it wouldn't destroy me one way or the other.

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ecanned ecanned
 
December 15, 2008 08:07 PM
What will be the lotto numbers tomorrow?

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bahlof bahlof
 
December 15, 2008 09:31 PM
"Is there a reason to life?"
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oboewan oboewan
 
December 15, 2008 09:49 PM
Which religion is the right one?

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