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Not a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkman
Would you sing a song at one of your favorite artist's concerts or would the embarrassment be too much?
Probably I'd scream, I surprise easily.
Would you run or walk away from an adult skunk in your yard? Or something else?
Either walking or running would probably get the same results, but I can't fly, so yes.
Do you squish spiders or just let them be?
Let them be.
Would you rather teach your children a language or an instrument?
A language. As wonderful as music is, communication is more so. Also, better income opportunities in knowing languages.
Would you rather your children learned a martial art or a gymnastic/dance art?
A dance I suppose.
Would you object to your teenage son or daughter drinking at a friend's house?
Yes. THIS IS SPARTA!
Would you provide your 16-year-old daughter with birth control if you were convinced she was going to be sexually active no matter what you said?
Sheesh, Pompey... haha.
Absolutely.
Would you fall in love at first sight, and then follow it up with persistence, at least for a time?
You can't choose to fall on love, Lykren. But no, pretending is never a good idea
If you hit somebody's dog with your car, and killed it, and it had a tag with its owners' number, would you call them and explain?
Oh, sorry - I wasn't clear. Not 'would you fall in love at first sight' but 'If you did how would you react?'
Yes.
Pursue her for a bit and then back off and pull a Gatsby like seven years later.
Did you like Daisy at all in The Great Gatsby?
Like? Man, she's my kind of gal, whatever that says about me.
Would you buy an iWatch if you could afford it?
iWouldn't.
Would you join the party in 3rd Reich to not lose your job?
Not if I understood what was going on.
Would you skip work without permission to go to an important audition?
I would never join anything titled "Third Reich" for anything
Would you cheat on a test in a required class meaning nothing to you?
Not without permission, no. But I'd have no problem with calling in sick. In either case, I'd look at my own interest over my master's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykren
Same question.
I would never join anything titled "Third Reich" for anythingQuote:
Originally Posted by North Star
Would you cheat on a test in a required class meaning nothing to you?
If I couldn't call in sick I wouldn't go.
Would you let your 12-year-old watch The Exorcist?
No, for fear the little tyke would die laughing. :)
Would you let your 12 year old watch Dancing with the Whor, um, I mean Stars?
Hahahaha!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
No. I would make him or her watch The Sacrifice by Tarkovsky instead. :D
EDIT: Would you let your 12-year-old watch Cries and Whispers if she or he was really into Bergman?
Yes, he or she can handle it. I won't have T.V though, just movies, so no Jersey Shore, Degenerate Music Videos or Dancing with the Stars for them.
Would you be disappointed if you had a kid who was nothing like yourself?
Probably.
Yes, nix TV.
Would you take your child to McDonald's?
Once in a while.
Would you put your overweight twelve year old on a diet?
Probably not, I'd be a bad parent about things like health since I care so little about my own.
Would you want to focus on improvisation if you were learning an instrument?
While learning? No... absolutely not, fundamentals first, in everything.
What would you say is the one thing you're best at?
I guess I meant more like, once you have a grasp of fundamentals, would you prefer to play something composed or to improvise?
Writing poetry, at least I hope so, because it's the most important thing to me. But actually it's probably... being depressed, haha.
Would you run a marathon for fun?
Maybe not a marathon, but definitely a half marathon.
Assuming the technology existed, would you object to incredibly realistic child sex-robots for people who are pedophiles?
Would you object to incredibly realistic sex robots in general?
Adult robots, no. Child robots, hell, yes. Feeding predators may appease them for the moment, but it just makes them more aggressive later.
Would you storm the castle?
Uh... of a sexbot? Haha... is that the question? Yeh I don't see why I wouldn't.
Would you overindulge in free Cafe Latte's if every coffee shop in the world provide them to you?
I was going to Google that because I remember reading a study that said the opposite, that consumption of animated child pornography consistently caused predators' abnormal sexual desires to abate over time. On second thought, I don't feel like googling that particular topic right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calidore
In any case chemical castration would work as well, but ironically could be considered less humane.
No, I don't drink coffee, I'm not a filthy hipster. ;)
Same question, but if free candy was everywhere.
... which question is that in regards to... sexual predators, or offers of free Cafe Latte?:)
Either way, free candy isn't a big temptation for me. I'm one of those health food nuts who hasn't indulged in a candy bar or soda in many years.
On an aside, I recently read a SF novel, 'Rule 34' by Charles Stross, wherein an assassin carries with him on his travels a large piece of luggage; where he keeps his plaything, an android that looks very much like an eight year old girl. It's a "near-future" tale and very much against the law... but I have to question the why of it. If something isn't real or is only a representation of reality, and no second party is harmed, how can it be a crime?
If the science of cloning was perfected, and relatively inexpensive, would you clone yourself?.. and upon doing so, once your clone was of legal age... would you have sex with yourself?
No, though I've often suggested that others try it. :)
If the technology were available. Would you If you clone your own body, then brake down the clones mind with psychotropic medications, and train it to be your slave?
No, my clone is a person too. A very handsome person.
Would you ever be brave enough to extract snake venom from a live snake?
Ah, but shouldn't you be able to do what you like with your own body?
Sure, if the snake was properly restrained. You hold it. :)
Would you answer if a disembodied voice introduced itself to you?
Knowing me yes.
Would you get mad if you taught your friend to play shōgi and then they beat you?
Yes, but I might feel silly.
Would a fully self aware robot be deserving of human rights, or would it still be simply a piece of property?
E: A robot is a robot is a robot.
Of course not. It's not exactly a sign of being a good teacher if you get mad at the student surpassing you.
Clifford Brown or Max Roach?
This is would you. But Max Roach.
I think if we didn't give self-aware robots rights, they would figure out some way to take them. Better to give.
Would you consider marrying a self-aware robot?
Yes, maybe... I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
Would you say self aware robots who look and act exactly like humans are even possible?
I'm not sure a self-aware machine is possible, but I don't know that much about AI.
I was troubled by your question yesterday (after I left) about simulated (non-human) partners for pedophiles. If we adhere to Mill's harm principle, then is anyone actually being hurt? I'm not sure what the answer is. It's creepy.
Would you legalize prostitution if everyone worked for themselves (ie no victimizing pimps)?