Question:
An eccentric millionaire offers to donate a large sum of money to a charity if you will step naked from a car on a busy downtown street, walk four blocks, then climb back into the car. Knowing that there would be no danger of physical abuse, would you do it?
Okay, so ... this says that there is no danger of physical abuse. How about legal issues? And, how large of a sum? To which charity? These are things I would need to know. If I have the potential to wind up with some sort of criminal charges/record (especially if it was listed as a sexual crime), then no. Do I get to pick the charity for this money to go to? I'm also not going to if it's not going to a charity I would actually pick. Especially since I would have to deal with the verbal abuse, and whatever other consequences might apply.
Now, if I would get in absolutely no trouble at all, mentally or physically or legally.... and I got to chose where it went- then sure.
If you went to a beach, and it turned out to be a nude beach, would you stay and go swimming? Would you get nude?
I would totally stay. Why not? As for whether or not I myself might get nude, that really depends on the types of people who are there, and how I'm feeling about myself that day. Today? Probably not. Other days, I feel good and probably would. I'd probably at least be okay removing my top. I don't know.
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How would you react if you were to learn that your mate had had a lover of the same sex before you knew each other?
Answer:
I would be hurt that they did not trust me enough to tell me this sooner, but the knowledge would have no impact on how I felt about them and our relationship. I don't view same-sex partnering or relationships as anything "bad" or "negative". I would view it as any other relationship they've had. As long as I do not need to worry about them cheating on me, with a man or a woman, then I'm okay.
As a matter of fact, I usually tell my partners that they are allowed to have sexual relations with another man. LOL. It is usually viewed as humorous, but I'm there is an element of truth to it. If they are sexually attracted to another man, there is no competition there for me. That is something I cannot give them. As long as they take the necessary precautions to assure that I am not going to be harmed (ie: STDs), then go for it. Just make sure I know about it. Heck, we can just invite him along. The only time it will bother me is if they decided to leave me for him. However, again, that is something that I cannot provide, and if that is what they want in life, then who am I to stand in the way of that?
(The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock)
Question:
If a new medicine were developed that would cure arthritis but cause a fatal reaction in 1% of those who took it, would you want it released to the public?
Answer:
Yes I would, but with the strict requirement that anyone choosing to take it is fully aware of the risk. I think that every drug out there comes with a risk. Hell, every THING out there does. Any new item you come in contact with has the possibility of creating a severe allergic reaction. Anything can cause the body to react in a way that is not expected. Our bodies are crazy machines, and you never know what could happen.
I think that the patient should be aware of the potential deadly consequence, and then he or she can then decide whether or not the pain is severe enough that it is worth the risk.
"The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PhD.
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Do you believe in ghosts or evil spirits? Would you be willing to spend the night in a remote house that is supposedly haunted?
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Long answer short:
Yes, I do believe, and hell yes I would.
Short answer long:
I do believe in ghosts and spirits. Even "evil" spirits; Not, however, in the sense of the Devil and Hell. Just like there are evil people alive in this world, I believe that some spirits retain that after they pass. I believe in reincarnation, but I also believe there are many different layers, or "realms" if you will, that are a part of the reincarnations. Sometimes I think the veil between these layers can become thin. I also believe in a form of "guardian angel". I think that in between lifetimes, there can be something of a "waiting period". In this waiting period, I think that the soul retains memory of all the lifetimes it has lived, and can "touch" us down here, helping to guide in times of need, lend comfort, etc.. These, and instances like them, are where our "ghosts" come from.
My beliefs on life, death, reincarnation, and the whole cycle behind it all is a bit complex. It may wind up as a post of its own, eventually. =)
As for the haunted house, there would be no difficulty in convincing me to stay at one. As a matter of fact, one of the things I would love to do eventually (I'm thinking after retirement, just for time's sake) is to take a trip of the country and stay only in reportedly haunted sites. I do not fear entities that visit us or remain here in our realm. I think the danger mostly lies within our own minds, and with our inner fears; Not with the spirit itself, regardless of how tricky they are.
"The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D.