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If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound?
Yes.
What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?
Neither. Both may be used as positive forces; the primary human flaw would either have to be laziness or idiocy.
Are men naturally polygamous?
For the sake of the race, yes. Otherwise, no.
Are women naturally competitive with other women?
No.
Is the human race essentially good?
Yes, but at the same time, idiots.
“If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?
Game of life.
Have you been accused of being a genius?
Genius relative to that person, yes.
In a society where everyone is “entitled to their opinion”, what place is there for Right and Wrong?
None. Fortunately, no such society will ever exist, because people will always disagree.
Descartes said “I think therefore I am”, how can one prove to themselves that another person exists beyond their imagination?
Pinch yourself.
If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?
No.
Does everything in the world have an opposite? If no, give an example.
No. Positive roots exist; negative roots do not exist. We treat them as though they do because it makes life easier. Alternatively, one could argue that there is no opposite to a situation where there is a difference between the best answer and the answer that sucks the least.
How do you define personal honor?
The ability to do right by oneself.
How will you prove that genuine love exists?
Why do I need to do it? It's been done.
Will humankind annihilate itself eventually?
No. The universe will do it first, and will do it faster than we ever could.
Given infinity, will all that is possible eventually happen?
No. Infinity implies that it keeps on going.
Is it better to be uncertain about something forever, or know the truth and be very hurt through all your life?
In my opinion, it is better to know.
If you saw a yellow ball but everyone told you it was purple, who would you believe? If no, what would you do to prove your side?
I would believe myself. I would also then seek medical consultation.
Is education the filling of a pail, or the lighting of a fire?
Neither. Either one implies that it will reach a maximum; either the bucket will spill, or the fire will die out. Education is infinite.
What would you be willing to do to survive?
Whatever it takes.
Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows it is?
No. It is also a lie if the person fabricating it knows it.
Imagine yourself experiencing a car accident. What happens and how does everything look like after the accident?
It looks like hospital lights. Ohh, wait.
Do you ever wonder if you’re already dead and this is just your life flashing before your eyes?
No. I wonder if there's a point, but I do not doubt that we are alive.
Should the conservative Christian husband of an atheist woman allow her to have an abortion if there’s a chance the kid might grow up and turn into a gay Mormon?
No. Technically, he should believe that life is sacred, cursed or un-cursed, and that God has a plan.
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