Would You??

[Themis]

Invisibility. Because unless I chose to become invisible in the middle of a crowd, the ability for invisibility doesn't attract as much attention as going through walls.

same question.

[shinigami]

Invisibility most definitely... Wow! I never knew there were many campers here... I've been on a rigorous 9 day camp during my scouting... It was utter torture man! inspections and stuff...

Would you rather be Batman or Superman??? [As in.. brains vs Supernatural Powers..]

[blondeatheart]

superman!!!
or in my case supergirl lol

same Q

[AimusSage]

Batman, superman just got a silly outfit, and batman is more badass.

Same Q

[mono]

Batman, definitely - always my favorite superhero as a child! :D

Would you ever volunteer for a non-invasive medical study (for example, a common one, trying a new, upcoming medication undergoing approval from the FDA)?

[AimusSage]

I've heard it pays really well, but I like my body to much, prefer to keep it clean of medicine whenever I can, there is a reason I don't take painkillers unless I really have too

Same Q.

[Weeping Willow]

Hell No! i would never!
Just read aimus answer.. i'm the same...

SamE QueStIon PleAZe:

[amanda_isabel]

why not???

same q.

[RobinHood3000]

Preferably not, unless I had a condition worth the risk.

Batman's overrated. Cool, but overrated. The man on the left of the screen is far more interesting :cool:.


Same question!

[Mililalil XXIV]

No.

Would you accept a post in an auxilliary police team, in which you had to dress like a superhero?

[AimusSage]

Only if the superhero outfit is comfortable, and is made of a breathing fabric. It can't itch or anything, or no go. If I do it, are their complimentary superpowers aswell?

Same Q

[Virgil]

:lol: That's a funny one. No, I don't think so. I might think I had real powers and jump out of a ten story building expecting to fly.


Same Q.

[rabid reader]

Yes and I would be Pen Man dress in very revealing tights and stab criminals with ciligerfy pens.

Would you eat chocolate you just saw someone drop on the ground?

[rachel]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I am not George Castanza!!!
arhgh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no way........................................never.. ...ugh, yuk,,,,,I feel sick. so er, no would be my answer.

Would you turn your back on a vow that you made and that you intended to keep forever?

[rabid reader]

I wpuld hope not but can never no, I have this built in image in my head that says no, but you never no it all depends on circumstance.

Would you charge a bear if it were advancing on your gfamily in a forest with little to no-one around?

[imthefoolonthehill]

No, I would make myself appear very very large, and make a lot of noise, but not move at all. If this happens to you, I would suggest you do the same (assuming you don't have a high-powered rifle)

Would you live under the sea in an octopus's garden...in the shade?

[rabid reader]

In my current state no, If I could breathe under the sea... no

If you could be one power-puff girl which would you be?

[sHaRp12]

Blossom. I think thats her name.

If you could live inside the setting of a book which book would it be?

[rabid reader]

I want to live in Toldria in the David Eddings novels of Belgrath etc....
If you had the choice to change lives with a moviestar would you?

[IrishCanadian]

As an acting student I would like to say yes. But no: fame does not make up for fortune (I think).
Would you mix cheese and peanut butter (a friend of mine loves it .. yuk)

[rabid reader]

No, I hate peanutbutter

Would you jump and yell BOO at random people on the street? (Di Vinchi was said to do exaclt this)

[shinigami]

Yes.. Most definitely.. I do this.. I also ask random people on the street what their birthdays are.. i say hello to everybody that passes by.. I saw good afternoon/morning to everyone that passes by... I say.. "Welcome, please come in"... and "Goodbye, Come back again" top random people when theyt come in through a door and stuff... I do all that and so much more when I'm totally bored... as in too bored to even meow sometimes....

Would you mix french fries with ice cream??? It tastes good!!!!

[cuppajoe_9]

I'll try anything once.

Would you be surprised if Shinigami's sig confused the President of China?




(I'll give you a hint: It's President Hu.)

[Mililalil XXIV]

I saw a child do that today! But - sure, why not!

Would you eat ice cream with a blob of ketchup in it?

[shinigami]

I did that once and I was weirded out.. It doesn't taste bad.. Just terribly... unusual... I could deal with 1 side of the french fry with ketchup.. the other with ice cream but I don't like the prospect of eating ketchuped ice cream again...

Same Q...

[Mililalil XXIV]

I wouldn't, except for some substantial reward.

same q.

[shinigami]

Hmm... What if the reward was a life-time supply of either ice-cream [vanills] or ketchup???

[Mililalil XXIV]

Not doable!

[shinigami]

I'd settle for the ice cream...

The Same Q continues...

[Shakira]

NO never. I tried it once & still regret doing it.

Would you want to live your youth / childhood once more ?????

[Virgil]

Although it sounds appealing, not really. I would prefer to be a little younger and remain so.

Same Q

[Pendragon]

I would have liked to have HAD a childhood. I've worked since I was 12 until disability took me. I'd like to go back and change that, make sure that the disability never hit, bit then I would not have learned many of life's lessons that I have learned. :)

So, no. No repeats.

Same question.

[shinigami]

Hm... I'm still a youth but I do think I'd like to relive it.. Just to tweak some things...

Would you eat a 1 dollar coin??? for a million dollars??

[Pensive]

Nope, I can't.

If you suddenly looses interest in a book, would you stop reading it even if you are in very end of it?

[Mililalil XXIV]

I'd skip to the end (then regret it).

If you saw a pond, would you jump into it?

[rabid reader]

No......

If you had the chance to go to the moon would you?

[mono]

I would love to, presuming that I could return to Earth. :D

To the person below me: in a hypothetical situation in school, would you allow a good friend or best friend to copy your answers on an exam, since he/she had no time or ability to study or prepare?

[AimusSage]

No, I'd give hints and tips, but I wouldn't let them outright copy my answers. :)

Same Q.

[papayahed]

Yes I probably would.

Same Question:
To the person below me: in a hypothetical situation in school, would you allow a good friend or best friend to copy your answers on an exam, since he/she had no time or ability to study or prepare?

[RobinHood3000]

No. No no no no no.

Same question.

[Virgil]

I guess I have, but I shouldn't. If he's your friend I'd feel guilty not to.

Same Q

[Boogiie___x]

Typically im the one who copies because i never did get very good grades...lol

If you had the chance would you change anything about yourself or your actions/choices in the past??...why??

[AimusSage]

Numerable things I'd wish to alter, not about myself, but many actions and choices, but then again, why would I? better do something about the future instead.

Same Q.

[Pendragon]

I'll stand by an earlier statement that to do things again would be to somehow make the same thing happen anyway. O. Henry's story Roads of Destiny pops to mind. If I could change things, yes, I would.

Same question. ;)

[rabid reader]

:lol: No, I'm perfect its everyone else that's wrong

Same Q

[sHaRp12]

Yes, becuase I regret many things.

same q

[Shakira]

Though I do regret doing some of the things I did in my past I wouldnt change them because I have made myself a better person learning from those mistakes.

Same question.

[Mililalil XXIV]

I would, where I knew I could have chosen better with a truer heart.

same q.

[blondeatheart]

not sure probably if it meant i could go back in time and relive it then yes
then i'd get to relive all the good moments too even if i accidentally did the bad stuff again newy lol

same q

[ElizabethSewall]

Probably not because what I did, mistakes included, made me who I am. Somewhat wiser, more prudent and caring...


Interesting question so same please.

[shinigami]

Yes... I'd change a whole lot of things most definitely... [scemes and plans..]

Would you marry someone of the opposite gender to appease the public eye but have another lover... supposing that your wife/husband also has a lover and all parties agree on the situation...???

[blondeatheart]

sure y not

same q

[papayahed]

Sounds like it could get complicated but yes I would,although I'm not sure I would be worried about what anybody thought.

would you do something just to appease the public eye?

[mono]

Probably not. I have performed on stage several times, working on plays and music, but never really desired to 'show off,' so to speak, wanting more just to perform with talent, rather than glamour. :D
I remember once, however, unrelated to any occurrences above, someone from the news media attempted interviewing me about something odd; I told him 'no,' but he kept persisting, so I kept repeating one swear word over and over again, seeing that, if it showed on television, it would sound like one long 'beep.' :lol:

To the person below me: same question.

[shinigami]

Hm... it depends on what the public wants.. I certainly won't lift my skirt to appease a bunch of freaks.. But I do volunteer to do some things for the class, section, grade, school you name it.. As long as I know I'm capable of doing so... and preferably.. do well...

Same q...

[ShoutGrace]

Not if it at all violated anything I believe in . . . I guess it depends on all the peripherals. If appeasing the public went hand in hand with doing what I believed in, then sure, why not?

SAME question . . .

[blondeatheart]

yea like u said it depends but probably

would you give someone a lap dance at a party? (completely sober - and you like the person)

[ShoutGrace]

No - probably easy to see why!

Same q

[shinigami]

...

Please.. move on without my response...

[blondeatheart]

lol

yea continue

[Shakira]

No I dont think so.

My ques - Would you make yourself look helpless to gain the sympathy of a person you love ?

[smilingtearz]

Never... i mean i don't want "sympathy", i dislike that word... if someone cannot realize the depth of the way i feel for him, he doesn't deserve it...
though i'll still love the person.. i'll wait for him to realize... i think.. i mean that's the way i am..

question: What is it that someone you love would do, that'd hurt you the most?

[Shakira]

Making presumptions without discussing with me & then just leaving without explaining or giving me a chance to explain.

Same ques.

[mono]

As vague as it sounds, seeing that it can subsequently create many problems, either lacking communication or having no communication.

To the person below me: same question.

[Chava]

I agree with mono and shakira, lack of communication.

How do you define conflict?

[Virgil]

I'm surprised at the responses. You mean lack of communication is a bigger issue than cheating?

[papayahed]

I'm surprised at the responses. You mean lack of communication is a bigger issue than cheating?

That surprises me as well.

I would have to say dishonesty, which includes cheating. Once that trust is gone it really is difficult to get it back if at all.

Same question.

[mono]

I'm surprised at the responses. You mean lack of communication is a bigger issue than cheating?
As odd as it sounds, yes, which seems why I thought even my response as rather vague, for I feel that a lack or overall absence of communication, honesty, etc. could lead to something as horrible and unforgivable as infidelity, and making seemingly small conflicts ridiculously large and overwhelming. :sick:

To the person below me: if you suddenly inherited, earned, or found a large sum of money, would you ever donate money to any kind of organization? If so, which organization?

[Chava]

Yes, a danish organisation named "børnefonden" of which i'm already a member. they organise spnsorships for children in thirdworld countries, which ensures thema chance to get an education as well as faccilitated health care.
My sponsor child lives in Benin, in Africa. My grandmother once had a child from Rwanda, and one day there were no more letters, no more communication, and the fund couldn't find her, which was deeply tragic.

Same Question

[mono]

I have thought of this question frequently, and would probably donate to a few organizations for research on various diseases and disorders, including cancer (and leukemia), AIDS/HIV, multiple sclerosis, and cystic fibrosis, among others.

To the person below me: would you ever join or contribute to a debate for something you believed strongly in, knowing, however, it as something against the law?

[Virgil]

Do you mean it's against the law to debate it or what you're advocating in the debate is against the law?

Given that we have freedom of speech in my country, I'll assume the latter. Yes, I not only would I but I do. I happen to believe that abortion, which is legal here, should be outlawed except for some special cases. While I don't argue a political point on lit net, in my private life I do. It's no different than the abolitionists who argued for the end of slavery when slavery was legal.

Same Q.

[Chava]

Yes I'm an activist.
And i find the american funding for a anti-AIDS campaign, on the condition that the funding is used only for preaching abstinense is both naive and unrealistic, as well as showing a complete lack of responsibility towards the people who are now being infected.

Same Question

[adilyoussef]

No, for I don't care of changing the world.

Same Q.

[Virgil]

Adil - Nice to see you. Hope you are well.

[adilyoussef]

Hi Virgil! Nice to see you too. I'm rather very busy these days because of exams. Just dropping by. See you soon. I gotta go.

[rachel]

The person above me is missing in action like this person, but hopefully just for the summer. Te Quiero mucho Adil.

I would definitely contribute to an underground cause if I personally believed it was the will of God and for the ultimate good of humankind. Also if I examined to the best of my ability those behind it, making sure it was not a con and so forth. Yes, absolutely.

Would you lie to someone to save another person's very life?

[Virgil]

Of course. I can't imagine not trying to save a person's life when there is no physical risk.

Same Q

[papayahed]

yep, I would.

You and another person are interviewing for the same job. Would you tell the other person that their zipper (it really is) was down before they went in for the interview?

[AimusSage]

Sure I would, he's not getting the job, no need for him to also make a fool of himself, that would be cruel.

Same Q.

[adilyoussef]

The person above me is missing in action like this person, but hopefully just for the summer. Te Quiero mucho Adil.


What a wonderful thing is to see your beautiful face Rachel.

[mono]

You and another person are interviewing for the same job. Would you tell the other person that their zipper (it really is) was down before they went in for the interview?
:lol: Yes, I probably would, actually, hoping he/she would do the same for me. Another nursing student and I recently interviewed for the same job; I cannot imagine going through that together, but I surely would have mentioned something.

To the person below me: if someone you did not like kept following you and pestering you, wanting you as his/her friend, would you tell them of your true feelings, or merely try to avoid them?

[AimusSage]

Hmmm, never looked at it from that perspective :p
I guess I wouldn't at first, but after a while would tell him/her to get lost. In a friendly but firm way. If they still don't get it I will call the cops and tell them I have a stalker.

Would you reveal the true nature of someone to his friends if you find out they do some terrible thing to other people?

[Virgil]

If the subject came up, yes. It depends how well I knew those friends.

Same Q

[mono]

As with Virgil, I would if the comment seemed at all relevant. Though I usually try to appear generally anti-gossip, if it seemed pertinent to tell and applicable, then yes.

To the person below me: same question (good one, Aimus :)).

[Shakira]

Yes of course, if it helps.

Same ques.

[Pendragon]

Well, that is one of the reasons I am a semi-hermit. Often tales get twisted in the telling, so that they can completely ruin an innocent person. I perfer to stay out of things. I hold many secrets that torture couldn't force me to reveal. Why? Because people told untrue things about me, ruined my reputation, and kicked me out of some places where anyone should be welcome. No. I could not tell unless it was to the police and I knew the person was guilty of harming someone.

Would you change anything about yourself to please someone else you loved, or stubbornly say no? :brow:

[Virgil]

Of course it depends what it is. If it's a failing on my part I would definetely try to change, although change is very hard.

Same Q.

[mono]

Even with love, I definitely feel there ought to exist an element of self-preservation. With love, of course, both people often must make some kinds of accomodations, but I would never alter very large, important things about myself; otherwise, I would feel that my loved one searches for someone else, rather than what I present.

To the person below me: would you ever pick up hitch-hikers on the road if they looked rather harmless and in need?

[Chava]

Now that is a good question. I commonly believe in the best of people, so yes, i would without doubt, but i'm also female, and very sensible with respect to my security, and therefore would be sceptical. I think that if i were not alone, i would probably do it. My mother once hitchhiked from greece to england, to see my father, she was armed with a knife but that was it. Once in england a frindly man said he wouldn't leave her somewhere, but drove her all the way to my father's place, wherepon he opened the door, eyes wide with surprise.

Same Question

[Virgil]

I really think that hitchiking is a bad idea and should be discouraged. If someone looked like they were really, really in trouble, I guess I would. Otherwise no.

Chava - That must have been some car that drove your mother over the English Channel. :D Did they drop her off in the middle of the channel, where she had to stick her thunb out and wait for another while treading water? :p


Same Q

[Shakira]

No, I would not pick up hitch hikers even if they "seem to be" harmless because people nowadays can fake their looks.

Same ques.

[mono]

Perhaps I would, if the person looked really, really harmless (though I do not know how one would appear that way specifically), or in great need of help. Even if I would, however, I would take very careful precautions, so as not to get hurt, get my vehicle stolen, and such.

To the person below me: would you provide a good job reference for a friend or family member, even though you think this person would do horribly at this occupation?

[papayahed]

Well I would try to be as non committal as possible, but I wouldn't lie.

Same Question:
To the person below me: would you provide a good job reference for a friend or family member, even though you think this person would do horribly at this occupation?

[Pensive]

Hmmmmmm Yes I would do it if the person is a close family member or friend.

Same Question.

[AimusSage]

No, I will not, good job references are earned, not given. They will have to prove themselves first. I won't be negative about them either. I'd be neutral about it.

How would you feel when someone who is clearly not as smart as you is right and you are wrong?

[Chava]

haha, "Oh Bugger"

Would you read someone's 20 page essay about demographics, just to check for comma errors?

[Pendragon]

haha, "Oh Bugger"

Would you read someone's 20 page essay about demographics, just to check for comma errors?Definitely wouldn’t be any harder than scanning someone's 1000 lines of computer code looking for the error they made that is causing it to not work. And that's why I decided to specialize in the hardware part of computers. I must have fixed 18 out of ever class of 30 students' programs while getting my degree, and I'm bi-polar to begin with. To me, a B was an unacceptable grade. Nothing short of an A would do. But I was doing mine, and fixing others too. So come internship time, I did mind in hardware and networking.

Do you feel it necessary to keep telling a telemarketer you aren't interested, or just hang up?

[AimusSage]

I generally tell them I'm not at home, ever, and that they can just stop calling, somehow they never listen, sometimes I make fun of them, sometimes I strike up a totally different conversation, and enjoy it to, and once I got really pissed and got the guy fired. Hehe, he broke the rules. :)

Would you ever become a telemarketer?

[Virgil]

Never. Period.

same Q.

[papayahed]

Nope, I would not be a telemarketer.

would you give someone your transcripts in electronic format so they can doctor it up to make it look like theirs? (and yes this has happened)

[mono]

Wow, never! I would keep as close to my transcripts as possible!

To the person below me: hypothetically, if you had a large home, with un-occupied rooms, would you allow people and families to live there temporarily due to a catastrophe in their region (example: hurricane Katrina)?

[Virgil]

Yes, if I felt I could trust them.

Same Q

[Chava]

Without Doubt, already do (political refugees)

same question:
"To the person below me: hypothetically, if you had a large home, with un-occupied rooms, would you allow people and families to live there temporarily due to a catastrophe in their region (example: hurricane Katrina)?"

[AimusSage]

Yes, I would, but like Virgil said, I'd have to trust them, I won't just let anyone in.

Would you go to a concert of a band you didn't like, but got the tickets for free?

[Virgil]

When I was twenty years old I would have said yes; anything to go out. Today at forty-four, I would say no. A waste of my time.

Same Q

[Pendragon]

If I don't like the music, you couldn't pay me to go. :nod:


Have you ever told someone who was rude in a resturant that they were disturbing your quiet evening?

[AimusSage]

Of course I would, if they persist on disturbing my evening. No need to suffer the obnoxious nature of others.

Would you sing a song you like, that others hate to hear you sing?

[Shakira]

I would sing it though in a softer voice.

Same ques.

[papayahed]

Yep, and have done it before.

Same Question:
Would you sing a song you like, that others hate to hear you sing?

[mono]

I suppose if I liked the song enough, and felt like singing it, though I think my voice as far worse than any written song. :p

To the person below me: would you (or do you) donate things you do not use for the poor, such as clothing, electronics, various products, etc.?

[papayahed]

Yes I do.

If you were stranded on a desert island with 2 other people, a known criminal and a clinically depressed person (Don't ask how the three of you got there!!). Food was scarce and the three of you decided to kill and eat someone. Would you vote for the criminal or the clinically depressed?

[Chava]

Yes, there could be no reason not to.

Same Question

[Virgil]

Can I vote to have them kill me? :D

[Shakira]

I would pair up with the depressed person & kill the criminal because given a chance the criminal wouldnt mind killing me. :p

Same ques.

[Pendragon]

If I'm on the island, I AM the clinically depressed person! I'll take my chances with the sharks! People want to eat me because I'm depressed? I'm outta there! Whoever is left will probably be the criminal's lunch. :nod:

Same question. (Slightly disturbing as it is---) ;)

[tainaprincess]

I would do the same as Shakira. I wouldn't want the criminal turning on me afterwards.

Same question.

[mono]

Honestly, I would sooner allow myself to starve to death, or, if they really wanted, I would allow them to serve me on a platter. Seriously, I would rather maintain my own beliefs regarding cannibalism (and vegetarianism), dying for my own beliefs; wow, I have never felt so Gandhian. Good question, papayahed.

To the person below me: same question --

If you were stranded on a desert island with 2 other people, a known criminal and a clinically depressed person (Don't ask how the three of you got there!!). Food was scarce and the three of you decided to kill and eat someone. Would you vote for the criminal or the clinically depressed?

[papayahed]

I'd kill the depressed person, If I'm gonna be stuck on an island how much fun is the depressed person gonna be? besides the criminal might be an evil genius and devise a way to get us off the island.

Would you re-gift? (give a gift to somebody that another person gave you as a gift)

[Virgil]

Well, I've done it. What's the problem with that?

Same Q

[adilyoussef]

No, it would be like an insult to the one who gave me that gift.

Same Q

[mono]

Good question! I have never done it, and if I did not like a gift, I usually rationalized my Sophist logic somehow to donate it, or something similar; of course, however, I would never tell the giver that I did that! :eek:

Related to that question, to the person below me: would you purchase a gift for someone even though that person does not mean a great amount to you?

[tainaprincess]

No, I would have to have a close relationship with the person before I got them something.

To the person below me: Would you rather marry an evil witch/warlock, or be stuck in a tank of water with two great white sharks?

[AimusSage]

I'll marry the evil witch, she'll fall for my charm eventually :D

Same Q.

[Tinita09]

I'd marry the warlock, I'll cast a spell on him.
Would you lick peanut butter off the ground or drink mud water?

[tainaprincess]

Lick peanut butter off the ground - I could at least lick the glop on top that's not dirty

Same Q

[Tinita09]

Lick peanut butter, I like PB.
Would you open a box full of snakes or a box of scorpians?

[tainaprincess]

Neither, I'd smash both boxes until the snakes and scorpions were dead.

Would you rather eat dirt or eat a worm out of a bird's mouth?

[Tinita09]

I'd eat dirt over something regurgitated any day

Would you rather lose an arm or an ear?

[tainaprincess]

An ear, I'd still have one more, but even though with a missing arm I'd still have one, I wouldn't be able to do half the things that I could with two.

Would you rather run into an alligator or a bear?

[Tinita09]

good question
A bear, 1 they only bother you when you bother them, 2 if they're hungry you can leave something to eat, 3 I can play dead better than I can run

Q: Would you rather swim through sewage or get a 2nd degree burn?

[Shakira]

swim through the sewage.

Same ques.

[blondeatheart]

sewage

same Q

[AimusSage]

2nd degree burn, but only a small one.

Would you stay home and be bored when you can also be bored elsewhere?

[Pensive]

I would prefer to go out rather than to stay at home.

Would you prefer listening to Michael Jackson or Madonna? (I dislike them both)

[AimusSage]

Michael Jackson, at least thriller was decent, as for Madonna, well, BLEGH!

Would you through yourself out of a window for fun?

[Pensive]

Nope...am not too risky.

If you are a male, would you wear a make up of a woman to cheer up your friend?

[AimusSage]

Nah, unless it's for a party, besides I doubt I could cheer up a friend with make up.

Would you emphasize the flaws of others to look better yourself?

[Pendragon]

I assume you me "throw". Fun? How high is this window? If it's more than two stories, fun doesn't enter into the equation unless you are a base jumper. That sounds like a younger me, yes. Now, I doubt it.

Would you bungee jump for fun? :D (I live near a favorite spot-- The New River Gorge Bridge)

[Virgil]

Never. As I get older I am getting more scared of heights and what for? Risk taking for the thrill is dumb.

Same Q

[Shakira]

Nope. . . Never . . . Nahiiiiinnnnn. [Ami afraid of heights].

Same ques.

[AimusSage]

Fun, hehe, why else would you do things, although I might think otherwise when I stand on the ledge, however I'd still do it. It's not like it involves eels.

How would you descirbe the soundtrack of your life?

[Chava]

Ever changing

Would you qualify Aimus' question for this thread?

[Virgil]

Yes. It does not fit the "Would You" form.

Same Q

[AimusSage]

Bah, allow me to rephrase the question.

Would you please describe the soundtrack of your life? :p

[mono]

Chaotically melodious, peacefully loud, beautifully corrupted, similarly diffuse, awkwardly predictable, darkly humorous, lightly depressing, formally casual, and a bundle of contradictions.

To the person below me: would you ever volunteer to lead a movement you believe strongly in, even though you may not consider yourself a leader, but because no one else will lead?

[Chava]

Yes and often do

Same question

[rachel]

light in great darkness, singing brokenly in the rain, dancing with faeries in the soft diffused sunlight, in the trenches,smiling to myself as I hold my secret next to my heart, heart broken, full of hope, more alive than dead.

would you give someone truly starving your last ten dollars if you were alone in a strange country and had lost your credit cards and such?

[bodica]

Would you ever give your life that another may live!!
Could you give up your love to some other kid
Should you get up from your seat to give to another
Can you believe in a life everafter.

Be part of the solution dont look away

[papayahed]

would you give someone truly starving your last ten dollars if you were alone in a strange country and had lost your credit cards and such?

Yes - but I can call and get a cash advance right?


Would you ever give your life that another may live!!
Could you give up your love to some other kid
Should you get up from your seat to give to another
Can you believe in a life everafter.

Be part of the solution dont look away

Yes, maybe
I don't know what that means really
If they need it more then I do
I dunno


In a restaurant would you eat off a strangers plate for $200?

[Virgil]

How undignified. For a mere $200? No.

Same Q

[Shakira]

Yuck !!!!!! no never.

Same ques.

[mono]

Probably not, unless the stranger had not touched the food, and the food looked, at least, halfway palatable. :sick:

To the person below me: if you found a wallet or purse with identification of its owner, would you submit it to the police, take it to the owner's home personally, or keep it?

(I seemed in the precise predicament once, and actually took it to the owner's home, who lived less than a mile from me)

[Pensive]

I would submit it to the police.

Same Question.

[Virgil]

It depends how far the person lives. Why the police? I'm not sure how, I would find a way to get it to him.

Same Q

[Shakira]

I would give it to the person.

Same ques.

[Pendragon]

I'd take it to the person. :nod:

If you saw a crime taking place, would you involve yourself to save another's life?

[AimusSage]

and risk my own? That is not brave, that is stupid, thank you but no.

Same Q.

[Chava]

I don't think i could do much, but would try to raise attention to the situation so that somebody more capable could, or at least try to call the cops.

Argh, forgot to add - Would you?

[mono]

That depends greatly on the crime. I would not involve myself in something life-threatening (unless I found someone injured somehow - medically, I may feel a little more competent), but call the police in that situation. In some smaller crimes, I may call the police, and then try to do something, but smaller, more petite people (like me) ought to remain as pacifists (like me :D).

To the person below me: same question --

If you saw a crime taking place, would you involve yourself to save another's life?

[Shakira]

Though I would not help myself, I would try to get some help from the people around.

Same ques.

[papayahed]

Possibly if it was minimal harm to myself.


You were late for work/school. As you're running out the door you notice your top has a small stain on the front that is slightly noticeable (if someone really looked). would you keep going or would you go back in and change tops?

[amanda_isabel]

it really depends. if i've already locked the door then i wouldn't change anymore. and besides, that's only if i was not in uniform. because if it was i wouldn't even think about changing my top--just glance quickly and run.

same q.

[mono]

I usually must go back to my room and change clothes, or else that small spot distracts me to no end, even though others may not notice.

To the person below me: same question --

You were late for work/school. As you're running out the door you notice your top has a small stain on the front that is slightly noticeable (if someone really looked). would you keep going or would you go back in and change tops?

[AimusSage]

Nah, I'd keep going. Chances are if there is no stain yet, there will be one within about an hour anyway, the way I do things. :lol:

Would you go home and change if someone at work (accidentally) spilled coffee on you?

[Virgil]

Home is an hour away from work, and then another hour back. No I would dry the spill and make the best of it.

Same Q

[Chava]

goodness me, you can hardly expect me to make such an effort? Besides the boarding school is five meters from the school, i could borrow something from a friend there if it was very necessary.

Would you over dose on gummi bears just to prove a point? :sick:

[papayahed]

Yes and on occasion I have been know to "cut off my nose to spite my face". Just not with gummi bears - yet. I do love the candy though.


Would you over dose on gummi bears just to prove a point?

[Shakira]

Yes.

Would you consider yourself your Best Friend or your Worst Enemy ?

[ShoutGrace]

Worst Enemy, by far. I am just too lazy and transient . . . I need to start paying attention to what's going on and figure out what I'm doing with my life. Though I can't quite imagine being anyone else, so maybe I am my own best friend.

- Same Q -

[Shakira]

Worst enemy.

Same ques.

[Pendragon]

It is my basic philosophy that everyone is their own worst enemy.

Same question, if anyone has an opposing view. ;)

[Virgil]

I love me. Me, me, me. Best friend. :D :D

Same Q

[Weeping Willow]

oh. good one...
Both must be both...
Cause no one can get me like i see myself but i'm the only resposable for my creapy side so...
Gotta be both...

SaME QueSTion PleAzE:

[mono]

Would you consider yourself your Best Friend or your Worst Enemy ?
Both, and very often simultaneously. :p

To the person below me: if something unfortunate occurred that someone/something could have prevented, would you most often blame yourself, blame others, or blame the situation?

[AimusSage]

I try not to place blame and instead try to find the cause and do something about it, placing blame serves little purpose in that regard.

Same Q.

[Shakira]

I wouldn't blame anyone or anything. Things that are meant to happen will happen nevertheless. So why blame?

Same ques.

[Virgil]

That's hard to answer in the abstract. I think it would be situation specific. If I could have prevented it, I would blame myself.

Same Q

[Pendragon]

Que sera, sera. Blame serves no real function as it cannot change the situation. :nod:

Would you consider yourself over protective of those you really care for?

[amanda_isabel]

not really. i don't think i'm over protective. i guess that's because i don't like it when others are overprotective of me, too.

same question, pbm.

[Virgil]

Good question, Pen.

Yes I tend to be over protective of those I care.

same Q

[mono]

I consider myself very overprotective, especially of my family and good friends, also frequently finding myself in a chronic state of worrying. :eek2:

To the person below me: same question (good one) --

Would you consider yourself over protective of those you really care for?

[Psycheinaboat]

I am overprotective of loved ones to the point that I have to reason with myself when my fears are unsubstantiated and irrational.

Could you do something very bad for a very good reason? Think of like allowing 100 people to die so that 1000 could live.

[adilyoussef]

The question would be then: would I have the courage to do it?

Would you?

[mono]

I have had many conversations regarding the precise same subject - the immense debate between the utilitarianism of John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham and the deontological morals of Immanuel Kant in ethical philosophy.
To answer your question, no, I would not sacrifice 100 people so 1,000 people could live (in other words, I do not consider myself utilitarian). If a great number of people had to inevitable die, I would, at least, avoid the outcome coming into my hands and control.

To the person below me: I love this question, so I will pass it to continue --

Could you do something very bad for a very good reason? Think of like allowing 100 people to die so that 1000 could live.

[Pendragon]

This seems to be does the end justify the means type of question? The major problem I have with this sort of situation, is who decides who is more worthy to live than another?

Let us take the following senerio: A highly-intelligent single person who is 75 requires a heart transplant to live. At the same time, a poor man who has a family and is only 40 needs the heart as well. Only one may live. Who gets it? Do we give it do the 75 year old, extending that person's life a decade, perhaps, hoping they do something for the greater good, or do we allow this man enjoy his family for a few more decades? I don't want to make the decisions...

Same question.

:
Originally Posted by Psycheinaboat
Could you do something very bad for a very good reason? Think of like allowing 100 people to die so that 1000 could live.

[Virgil]

Well, those decisions are made every day. That 75 year old has no chance for a heart transplant. The reality is that it's not 10 years he's going to live, but 10 months. So then would it be worth it over the 40 year old? No.

Those type of decisions are made and are necessary. Another such decision would be to shoot down a hijacked airplane full of innocent passengers that intends to crash into a skyscraper . I hope I am never in the position where I'm required to make such a decision.

Same Q

[imthefoolonthehill]

Make it into a reality tv show with bare knuckle boxing matches.

title the show, "don't lose heart!"

Would you be so boring as to say same question? over and over and over and over and over and over again?

[adilyoussef]

Yes if i have no question in mind.

Would you opt for authenasia (family)?

[Pendragon]

Let me put it this way: When a person allows his pet to suffer, he can be taken in for Cruelty to Animals. But allow a human to suffer with illness and try to end that and you face a murder rap. It's why I have a Living Will. Do not resuscitate, just let me go.

I am allowing others to give their opinions on this not to be boring, but because it's a very important issue. Same question.

[mono]

Do you mean in advocacy for a family member? If I knew for a fact that it seemed in his/her best interest (and an official document from the family member has a great requirement), yes, I would. My state, Oregon, in fact, exists as one of the few states with the termed 'Death With Dignity Act.' If you ask if I would ever go through DWD - if I felt I had suffered enough, indeed, I would.

To the person below me: same question (good one!) --

Would you opt for authenasia (family)?

[papayahed]

Yes i would.

Would you eat chicken (a chicken tender and fries combo meal) that was purchased from a gas station?

[Pensive]

I would not eat chicken at all because of Bird Flu and the second reason is that I am not very much fond of meat.

Would you be mad at your friend if she has broken the necklace your dead grandmother gave you and that necklace is very dear to you?

[Madhuri]

I dont think I would show my anger, but I have this bad habit of not forgetting mishaps too soon. So it might be that every time I see her, the first thing that would come to my mind is that "I can never forget you broke my precious necklace" or maybe at occasions I might remind her that since she broke the necklace she is not allowed to have any other accessary (I cant believe, I can be that bad)....But I guess I would show my anger not by yelling......

I forgot what I had to ask.....

untill I remember what it was....I pass the same question

[Hyacinth Girl]

It would depend upon the circumstances. If she deliberately broke it, took it without asking and broke it, or was careless with it and broke it, I would be very upset. If it was one of those random things that happen through no fault of her own, I would be extremely sad, but I wouldn't be angry with the friend. I had a similar thing happen. . .a friend borrowed my mother's prom dress that my dead grandmother had sewn by hand, and then was in a car accident. The dress was ruined, but the friend was okay. It wasn't her fault that she was in the accident or the dress was damaged, so I couldn't be mad at her, but the dress was priceless and I'm sorry it is gone forever.
Okay, enough epic -

Would you participate in hazing if you were president of a fraternity/sorority with a long-standing tradition of doing so?

[mono]

Though I doubt if I would join a fraternity, and I had to look up the true definition of 'hazing' (:D), no, I do not think I could inflict that on someone. There seem many other ways of having fun, and even initiating someone, without the potential for such harm. :eek:

To the person below me (as this may count as a 'would you' question): if some sort of disaster ruined your home, what would you save that you own, provided you only had a few minutes to gather things?

[Émilie]

I guess my dog, Jack (he's a maltese) and my iPod because it's usually really close to me.

Would you give up your lifetime dream if the person you loved could fulfill theirs?

[Hyacinth Girl]

If I were in the process of fulfilling mine? No, I wouldn't give it up, even though it would be my first inclination to do so. The problem with that is this: if I give up my dream for theirs, eventually I would come to resent them for being the reason I gave up my dream, and I would wonder what made their dream more important than mine in the first place. Now, if I were already having difficulties fulfilling my dream, and this opportunity came up, I would definitely abandon the sinking ship for the person I loved. There would be no latent resentment because I would be giving up on a dream that wasn't working anyway. (Uncannily enough, I'm actually in this situation right now)

Next poster: I ask the same question, not for lack of imagination, but to gain insight. :D

[mono]

Hmmm, well, usually the person I love and I often have similar goals and lifetime dreams, each would compliment the other, but if it had a more 'all-or-nothing' manner, as you say, I . . . might. Of course, I highly believe in a self-preservation instinct, but for the person I love, I may consider it, depending on this 'lifetime dream.' Interesting question.

To the person below me: same question --

Would you give up your lifetime dream if the person you loved could fulfill theirs?

[papayahed]

I'm wondering if the person I loved would let me give up my lifetime dream for them?



If you had to choose to live in either a remote jungle or arid semi desert for 6 years which would you choose?

[Pensive]

Never a simi-desert. The city in which I live at the moment is a kind of semi-desert, the hottest big city of the country so never a semi-desert! Jungle is a "better" choice.

Good question so the same one!

[blondeatheart]

definitely jungle

same Q

[Shakira]

Jungle for me.

Same ques follows.

[Virgil]

A jungle has way too many bugs (bugs that bite and pass on diseases) and a lot of rain. I think I'll pick the desert.

Same Q

[mono]

If you had to choose to live in either a remote jungle or arid semi desert for 6 years which would you choose?
Probably the jungle. Knowing the danger of my very pale, fair skin, I would probably get horrible skin problems in the desert! :D

To the person below me: if you could go backpacking and travel anywhere, where would you go?

[Virgil]

There are so many great National Parks for hiking in the United States. I'll just pick Grand Tetons National Park, but I'm sure anyone could find another they hold in higher regard.

Same Q.

[Shakira]

I would surely visit Shimla - a beautiful hillstation in North India. I have been there once & have fallen in love with the place & would loooooove go there again.

Same ques :

If you could go backpacking and travel anywhere, where would you go?

[mono]

Funny that I asked this question, because I have a friend, originally from England, but lives here . . . sometimes with his family. He comes here, works to save money, then backpacks everywhere - all throughout Asia, South America, parts of Europe, and, last I heard, around the Congo.
If I went backpacking, I have always dreamt of traveling from parts of Italy ALL of the way to Greece (probably taking the span of several months), or vice versa, walking along the Mediterranean Sea.

To the person below me: if you found that someone close to you, like a best friend, committed a major crime, would you turn him/her to the police, or help him/her cover up the incident?

[Pensive]

Oh, I may sounds like a rule-breaking kind of person but I surely will not help police and I will help my friend!!!

Same Question!

[Pendragon]

I am not, generally speaking, a snitch. But I could not ignore the crime either. An anonymous tip should do fine, if the police can't take it from there, that's their problem. :nod:

Would you go into a prison to teach or preach to prisoners?

[WhimsySA]

Yes, but only if there was someone else with me, I guess it would be pretty freaky!

Same Q

[Virgil]

Well, I'm not much of a teacher but if the need is there and I need the job, sure.

Same Q.

[papayahed]

Is that my last resort? I guess I would go teach prisoners.

If you only had enough money to buy one or the other would you buy a cute pair of shoes or dinner? Buy the shoes would mean you would have to go to bed hungry.

[Virgil]

Dinner. Can you see me in pink high heels? I would have to shave my legs.

Same Q.

[Shakira]

Definately dinner. Cant go to bed hungry.

Same ques.

[papayahed]

Dinner. Can you see me in pink high heels? I would have to shave my legs.

Same Q.

I was thinking of a very manly pair of prada shoes for you virgie.


Well, I'm bucking the system and I'd go for the shoes.

Same Q.

[Pendragon]

I don't think they make a pink pump in a size 12. I gotta eat! :lol:


Now if the choice is between buying a good book you haven read and going to bed hungry, which do you choose? :)

[mono]

I have had that choice a few times, actually. Usually what I did: purchase book, then ask my mother if I can come over for dinner. :lol:

To the person below me: good one, Pendragon - a true question for bookworms, same question --

Now if the choice is between buying a good book you haven read and going to bed hungry, which do you choose?

[Virgil]

I hate to be hungry. As much as I would prefer the book, the stomach pangs would force me to go for the dinner.

Same Q.

[Pensive]

Sometimes, I don't mind being hungry but my mother hates it. This often happens to me that I don't eat breakfast, lunch or dinner but then she forcefully makes me eat it.

Same Question.

[Miss Darcy]

Book. I can skip meals at ease if I want to. One stops feeling hungry after a while...it's healthy to fast sometimes. (If only for the one meal :p)

Same question, it's a good one.

[Shakira]

As I have said earlier I just cant go to bed hungry so I would buy the dinner.

Same ques.

[Hyacinth Girl]

Definitely the book.

Same Question

[Pendragon]

Back to me, huh? Despite my size, my appetite is surprisingly small, and I can skip meals without harm as long as I keep liquids in my body. Book every time, of course! :nod:

What makes you choose the book--a friend's recommendation or your own instinct?

[Hyacinth Girl]

Considering my friends' taste in reading. . . definitely my own instinct.
Great question Pen -
Soo, next poster, same questions

[Kelly_Sprout]

If the book is really this good, I've already read it!


What's for dinner?

[Sessrin]

I'd read and eat at the same time. ooohhh multitasking

[Shakira]

What makes you choose the book--a friend's recommendation or your own instinct?


I choose a book by following my instincts & luckily I choose good books.

Same ques.

[mono]

Both, but, not to sound so boastful, I usually choose my own instinct of reading a book over my friends' or family's opinions, though I respect their taste. Hence, if I had money only to purchase one book, and had to choose between a book I wanted to read and a recommended book, I would buy the one I desired, and read the recommended one later. :)

To the person below me: since I think most people on here most likely write, if you earned immense amounts of publication of your work, would you discuss your own literature on this forum? :brow:

[Weeping Willow]

i'm not sure... but i know that my writing skills are not nearly good to even think about publishing.. so.. it most likely not posiable...

Same Question Por favor!

[Hyacinth Girl]

Actually, I can't write poetry or fiction worth beans (this is NOT false modesty here), so if by some miracle anything of mine were to get published, it would be lit crit.
If I WERE able to write poetry/regular prose. . . .no, I don't think so. In the first case, I wouldn't want to influence or limit other people's readings of my work. Second, mystery is a good thing. . . if a work is too transparent, or is made so by excessive authorial exegesis, it seems to lose its power.
If my crit were raised as a topic, I probably would discuss it, as the topic of the work itself would be the writing of some other author. I would not, however, post portions of my published criticism in individual author threads in order to get into a discussion on it, or to pass it off as sponatneous thought.
Next poster - Same Question

[Kelly_Sprout]

Yes, I would, for one simple reason that has stuck with me since my sophomore year at High School. We were studying literature and being required to critique some poetry and explain what we thought the poet was trying to convey. A small plurality of the class had arrived at generally similar conclusions, but there was also a great of variety among the conclusions reached by the remainder of the class. I recall raising my hand and asking, "What did the poet himself ever say or discuss to clarify what was going through his head at the time?" What I really wanted to know was, why should there be such diversity as to meaning? Isn't the point of writing to clearly express a thought, code it into language, transmit it to another, and expect it to be decoded back into a thought roughly equal to the original thought? If so, what did the poet want to transmit? The teacher's answer was that good poetry is supposed to be open to interpretation, leaving it to the reader to decide what the poet meant. I found -- and still find -- this opinion to be offensive. As a writer, I do NOT want readers around the world deciding FOR ME what I meant to say. If my writing is that vague, then I don't deserve to be earning income from sales of writing samples. Therefore, if there is to be a critical discussion of my work, I'd like to be a contributing member of that discussion.


Same question to the next person to post. I'd like to hear thoughtful presentations other points of view.

[mono]

I entirely respect your opinion, Kelly Sprout, and find it interesting and unique. To answer the question, however, I do not think I would discuss my own literature, if I suddenly attained mass publication (which I have never attempted, regardless). The reason has partially to do with modesty, and the other out of curiosity. If someone sincerely asked me what I 'meant' or 'intended,' I would provide minimal discussion, but my curiosity would rely entirely on what Kelly Sprout mentioned - the multiple interpretations; I would love to toss several ingredients in a story, know it for my own, then see what others make of the ingredients - in fact, in some of my more obscure works, which I have let others read, my intention has seemed to provoke subjectivity.

To the person below me: in a given situation, would you ever intervene if you saw a mother/father very inappropriately disciplining a child in public?

[Pendragon]

I would and I have. I grew up with abuse, and I won't stand for it now. On the other hand, I've seen parents who allow their kids to behave like monsters in public, and I'd love to tell them "Perhaps we should have your children raised by someone who can instill more discipline and values in them, such as a pack of wolves." So it kinda goes both ways.

I know I tried to do my best by my own children, and there's been times I've really wanted to say when someone asked "Is that your kid?"; and I look over and see what him or her is actually up to at the moment ,"I've never seen them before.”

But parenting is not easy, so for those of you who are not yet parents, think about it. It's an life-long contract that never really goes away.

I'll pass your excellent question, Mono:


To the person below me: in a given situation, would you ever intervene if you saw a mother/father very inappropriately disciplining a child in public?

[Kelly_Sprout]

I think the key element to this question lies in two words: inappropriately disciplining. What exactly is inappropriate discipline? Does it mean "striking; physical discipline" or "excessively harsh" or "excessively lax" or "a punishment that does not fit the crime"? I also (in this philosophical element of the hypothetical) wonder, "Do I know all the facts? Do I understand what went on just before what I'm witnessing now?" The last consideration I have is: inappropriate by whose standards?

If after considering all of those extenuations (which would need to take only a few moments to consider or the opportunity would be lost), I still believed that the discipline was indeed inappropriate, yes, I would interject myself into the conflict in the hopes that my action would disrupt the chain of events currently taking place.

It would be very important to me, however, to not be sending messages like any of the following:

a. You are poor parent.

b. My philosophy or technique of discipline is the only right way to go about it. All other ways are wrong.

c. The child is always right.

d. This is inappropriate for public viewing so do it in secret and I'll look the other way.


I hardly think that this topic has been explored thoroughly, so, same question to the next person.

[Virgil]

Yeah, Kelly said it well. It would have to depend on the level of discipline.

Same Q.

[mono]

I would, and I have. Few things irritate, unsettle, and make me as depressed and angry as any kind of abuse occurring in front of me (whether physical, psychological, or neglect). I normally feel like a very shy, quiet person, but, in cases such as these, I always do something about the situation.

To the person below me: would you ever inherit a family legacy (such as the owning of a family company, for example), though the inheritance does not entirely interest you?

[Virgil]

Tough one. A family legacy is an obligation. I would have to accept it and perhaps set up someone to manage it if possible. I would hope there would be someone else in the family that would do it.

Same Q

[Shakira]

I would accpet it & hire someone else to take care of it if I am not interested in the up-keeping of it.

Would you bring up your kids / have brought up your kids the same way your parents brought you up ?

[Virgil]

Absolutely fabulous question. One of the best "Would You" questions ever.

I would. But the circumstances are so different (my parents were poor) that it's impossible to replicate. Plus my personality is different from my father and my wife is different from my mother.

Same Q

[Pendragon]

No. My parents were divorced. I grew up without a dad. So my children know the warmth of a dad's love. I also had no childhood, as I literally had to work my way through high school. I worked on a hourly wage since age 12. My children will have the chance just to be kids. They work by their choice, to have spending money and to save for that all-important car. I wish to give my children what I never had.

I agree that it's the best question in a long while. Who's next to answer it?


Would you bring up your kids / have brought up your kids the same way your parents brought you up ?

[Hyacinth Girl]

I would say yes. I had a pretty ideal childhood, all things considered. I had both parents (They are still together after 36 years) and knew that they loved me. I don't think I ever heard them fight. They instilled values in me and supported me. They tried to give me every advantage they could, even on limited means. I was disciplined, but I always knew WHY - looking back, it was a great way to grow up.

Next Poster - Same question

[mono]

Individually, my mother and father seemed very good parents, but, as a couple, who later divorced, they had a horrible marriage, which makes for a partially unpleasant childhood. In terms of raising children, I thought they both did amazingly well with my brothers and I, and, of course, they made mistakes that anyone could make, but none that seemed greatly traumatizing in the least.
If I had children, I would not raise them the same, though certain aspects of child-raising seem inevitable to have influence from one's parents; I would quickly adopt the positive raising techniques used by the parents, however, gladly. Firstly, and most importantly, seeming their biggest fault, I would much sooner establish a very stable and very comfortable relationship before hastening into marriage (if ever).

To the person below me: very good question, so I pass it along --

Would you bring up your kids / have brought up your kids the same way your parents brought you up ?

[AimusSage]

I would give my children more freedom later in life by giving them stronger discipline earlier in their lives.

Not that it is in any way relevant because I don't intend to have children, ever. I really don't like them. All those obnoxious little drewling bastards crying as loud as they can, and so on. Not something I enjoy. I prefer a total lack of children in the world.

Same Question, it's an interesting one.

[papayahed]

hmm... I'm torn here. My childhood wasn't the best, definately not the worst. Things that happened I wouldn't want my kids to be exposed to but at the same time I don't want my kids to live in ivory towers.

Same Question:
Originally Posted by Shakira
Would you bring up your kids / have brought up your kids the same way your parents brought you up ?

[Shakira]

No I wouldn't bring up my kids the way my parents brought us up. My childhood literally ended at age 8 when I became aware of the fights between my parents. These fights were & still are horrible filled with mental & physical abuses & have had a considerable effect on my mind. The comfort which I had to find in family, I got in food & as a result of this I kept on gaining weight. I never had any friends as I was a meek,fat & afraid to communicate with anyone & this hampered my personailty until 3 years back when I entered university. I definately would not give my children such a "childhood".

Same question continues.

[Shakira]

No new posts . . . come on people I really want to know your views on this.

[Kelly_Sprout]

Would you bring up your kids / have brought up your kids the same way your parents brought you up ?
I did.
And I wouldn't.
So I didn't.
But in the end, I did.

I was raised in a strict, fundamentalist Christian environment by parents who, while they were not fanatics, were not nominal Christians, either. We attended church every week. We had family evening worships. We asked for blessings on the food at our table. I and my siblings attended Christian schools instead of public schools. I entered my young adulthood with strong convictions and a strong understanding of why I held them.
I raised my daughters the same way.

Now, my daughters are grown and raising families of their own. My parents got divorced and with the divorce, left the church. My brother picked up smoking and raises hell every chance he gets. My sister believes in a greater being but she doesn't know who or what it is and she doesn't belong to any religion anymore. I became disallusioned with faith early into my third marriage and seriously question the concept of any kind of consciousness, benelovent or malevolent, having any kind of control at all over time, origins, or destinies. One of my daughters is now a member of a religion totally upside-down-inside-out-polarized-left-to-right-handed opposite to the one I raised her in. The other daughter has a domestic partner of the same sex and still attends church.

So, I did. I wouldn't. I didn't. But I did.

Is there more to this question? There could be. But this thread has been silent now for a brief period, so maybe there isn't. I'll offer the next person a choice.

You may continue this question, or you may answer the following one:
How do you make the tough decisions, the ones where nobody wins or the ones where you must weight the needs of the one against the needs of the many, or the ones where you can't tell in advance which choice will be the worst one?

[RobinHood3000]

If there's no way of knowing which one does more harm...well, what choice does one have but to simply wing it?

Same question.

[Virgil]

You may continue this question, or you may answer the following one:
How do you make the tough decisions, the ones where nobody wins or the ones where you must weight the needs of the one against the needs of the many, or the ones where you can't tell in advance which choice will be the worst one?
That is a really good question too. If you can't tell, which is the better choice, delay, if it is an option, until one gets more clarity. Search for data and advice. If none of that is possible, I wouldn't impulsively wing it as Robin says, I would slowly venture in while trying to maintain as many options available as possible. The differences between my answer and Robin's is probably a result of different ages.

[RobinHood3000]

Well, by wing it, I mean go by instinct, not necessarily impulse.