Some questions for you.

I would go for option 1, obviously.



No. But mainly because killing my mother would not cure the world of AIDS, so I would just be killing my mother for the hell of it.



Yes. But we sort of have that power already.



That's a very silly question. In what possible circumstance would that actually work? You might as well ask me: "If seven thousand monkeys make a Jesus, would you wibble a pingpong if you could hyperjimbulate against a titbit?"



See answer to previous quesiton.

I like how you gave a straight answer to the first question (which involved a genie) but then claimed that the other questions were 'silly'.

Come on, they're hypothetical situations.

I know, and I'm just pointing out how ridiculous it is to respond to hypothetical situations that don't have any basis in reality. Tell me how me burning myself with an iron is going to save five children each week? How is responding to that in anyway useful? You're asking me what I might do in a fantasy land where everything that I know about logic and experience in this world no longer operates, so how can I answer it? I know your questions aren't entirely serious, but I'm just pointing it out all the same as a matter of interest.

And I gave a straight answer to the first question because genies actually exist But also because the logic of the question would lead anybody to choose option one rather than option two.

Question 1:

Option 1 - Might aswell live life comfortably.. I mean.. look at us now, in education so we can live life well and comfortably but it is very unlikely that any of us will become famous because of anything? If you did do option 2, the poor kids having to study you will think how rubbish of a life you had.

Question 2:

I think it's a bad idea to 'cure the world of everything', probably as I don't have contact with my mum.. good deed for the day done.

Question 3:

No, that's just wrong and everything around you would be fake. Although if I could convince my boyfriend that he wanted to make me breakfast in bed everyday.. I guess it wouldn't be so bad =]

Question 4:

Noway, one minute!? That's a long time and you'd probably die of third degree burns. Also if it's held there too long and your skin is melting, the iron could potentially weild to your skin = bad times.

Question 5:

Noway, especially as you'd probably get arrested for animal cruelty! Again no, I don't wanna be turned away from buying alcohol when I'm in my 30s-40s. Or look younger than my kids / grandkids!

I just thought I'd put some random questions to you on this sunny Sunday morning. Please give reasons for your reply/answer, if possible.

Question 1:

Ok, a genie comes to you and gives you a choice between the following two options:

1. You are given 50 million pounds. You never have to work again in your life and neither does your family. You can do anything you like with it. You're set for life and can pursue every interest you could possibly have. You might travel the world, buy five houses, buy fast cars, invest the money in business, or whatever you like. However, after death you will not be remembered for anything important. After a couple of generations, it will be as if you'd never existed at all.

2. You spend your life in a menial job at a factory, testing lightbulbs. You work twelve hours a day, six days a week. You get three weeks holiday a year. Your salary is £15,000. You have to work until you are sixty-five. But, after your death, a collection of poetry that you wrote, but never had the confidence to publish, will be discovered. Critics will immediately hail you as a genius. As the years go buy, you will gradually acquire a status in literature similar to that of Shakespeare and Homer, with many considering you even better than them. Everybody will know your name, even if they are not actually familiar with your work.*

*If you choose this second option, the genie will wipe your memory. You will not be aware that after death you are destined to aquire fame.

Question 2:

If you could cure the world of HIV/AIDS by killing your Mum, would you do it?

Question 3:

If you had the power to read and control people's minds, would you bend them against their will?

Question 4:

If, by having a burning hot iron placed on your back for one minute every week, you could save five children in the world everyday, would you do it?

Question 5:

If, by stamping fifteen kittens to death every day, you could stop yourself from aging, would you do it? You will of course still die one day, but the physical signs of aging will never appear, and you will remain looking twenty years old for the rest of your life. You will not become decrepit either.

There're the questions; what are your answers?

I just thought I'd put some random questions to you on this sunny Sunday morning. Please give reasons for your reply/answer, if possible.

Question 1:

Ok, a genie comes to you and gives you a choice between the following two options:

1. You are given 50 million pounds. You never have to work again in your life and neither does your family. You can do anything you like with it. You're set for life and can pursue every interest you could possibly have. You might travel the world, buy five houses, buy fast cars, invest the money in business, or whatever you like. However, after death you will not be remembered for anything important. After a couple of generations, it will be as if you'd never existed at all.

2. You spend your life in a menial job at a factory, testing lightbulbs. You work twelve hours a day, six days a week. You get three weeks holiday a year. Your salary is £15,000. You have to work until you are sixty-five. But, after your death, a collection of poetry that you wrote, but never had the confidence to publish, will be discovered. Critics will immediately hail you as a genius. As the years go buy, you will gradually acquire a status in literature similar to that of Shakespeare and Homer, with many considering you even better than them. Everybody will know your name, even if they are not actually familiar with your work.*

*If you choose this second option, the genie will wipe your memory. You will not be aware that after death you are destined to aquire fame.

Question 2:

If you could cure the world of HIV/AIDS by killing your Mum, would you do it?

Question 3:

If you had the power to read and control people's minds, would you bend them against their will?

Question 4:

If, by having a burning hot iron placed on your back for one minute every week, you could save five children in the world everyday, would you do it?

Question 5:

If, by stamping fifteen kittens to death every day, you could stop yourself from aging, would you do it? You will of course still die one day, but the physical signs of aging will never appear, and you will remain looking twenty years old for the rest of your life. You will not become decrepit either.

There're the questions; what are your answers?

Question 1:

Ok, a genie comes to you and gives you a choice between the following two options:

1. You are given 50 million pounds. You never have to work again in your life and neither does your family. You can do anything you like with it. You're set for life and can pursue every interest you could possibly have. You might travel the world, buy five houses, buy fast cars, invest the money in business, or whatever you like. However, after death you will not be remembered for anything important. After a couple of generations, it will be as if you'd never existed at all.

2. You spend your life in a menial job at a factory, testing lightbulbs. You work twelve hours a day, six days a week. You get three weeks holiday a year. Your salary is £15,000. You have to work until you are sixty-five. But, after your death, a collection of poetry that you wrote, but never had the confidence to publish, will be discovered. Critics will immediately hail you as a genius. As the years go buy, you will gradually acquire a status in literature similar to that of Shakespeare and Homer, with many considering you even better than them. Everybody will know your name, even if they are not actually familiar with your work.*

*If you choose this second option, the genie will wipe your memory. You will not be aware that after death you are destined to aquire fame.

Question 2:

If you could cure the world of HIV/AIDS by killing your Mum, would you do it?

Question 3:

If you had the power to read and control people's minds, would you bend them against their will?

Question 4:

If, by having a burning hot iron placed on your back for one minute every week, you could save five children in the world everyday, would you do it?

Question 5:

If, by stamping fifteen kittens to death every day, you could stop yourself from aging, would you do it? You will of course still die one day, but the physical signs of aging will never appear, and you will remain looking twenty years old for the rest of your life. You will not become decrepit either.

For those claiming this is silly; the questions are about implications rather than events so you needn't worry about that.