Showing posts with label question of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label question of the day. Show all posts

Friday, February 3, 2012

Is Depression a Fatal Disease?

Considering chronic depression causes physical pain, emotional pain, seriously damages quality of life; should someone with chronic depression be allowed to end their life with patient assisted suicide?

Monday, January 16, 2012

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Are You Obligated to Listen to a Chimp?

If you teach a chimp to communicate with you, are you obligated to listen? For example, if a chimp is taught to sign, sent to a testing lab, and asks the tester to stop testing on him; should the tester stop?

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Do You Want a Real Super Hero?

In the HBO Film Superheroes, it is easy to laugh at the silly costumes and almost childlike idealism. I think all of these people have a sincere belief, that they want to help. We find repulsive the people who knew about the Penn State rapes deplorable, and at the same time ridicule those who have made it their personal dream to act in moments like that.

Given the horrors of inaction at Penn State and the Catholic Church, don't we want people in our neighborhoods who will act, even if they are in funny suits?
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Asking God

If you had the chance to ask any god any question, would you bother to ask, and if you did, what would you ask?

Friday, August 5, 2011

What are the Duties of Marriage?

Assuming your partner can't remember who you are, that you continue to give them tender care and give them everything they need; is it cheating to have sex with another person or have a relationship with someone else when your spouse can't remember you are married because of dementia or Alzheimer's or other mental illness or disease?