Love or money which is better?
love-while neither is the be all end all of existence, money is nothing more than a tool and can always be replaced by another form of power. love, on the other hand, is one of those intangibles that make life so much more than just survival.

Why are fools and fanatics always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts?
the simple answer is that a wise man realizes that there are factors in every situation that he cannot know and that the lack of that information may lead him to a wrong conclusion. i think the truth is that fools and fanatics are as full of doubt as anyone else, they are just more adept at lying to themselves.

What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?
there is no fundamental flaw in human nature. it merely is.

Why do all good things come to an end?
everything comes to an end.

If you could change gender for one day, would you do it?
of course.

Would you kill one person to save a thousand?
i see no difference between the death of one and the death of a thousand.

What does death feel like?
i don't know. i'll tell you when i get there. i would suppose that once the nerves have stopped firing there will be nothing.

How do you gain wisdom and knowledge?
how do you not?

Is it wrong to love yourself?
only if you think it is. to be completely self-absorbed is rather foolish and pointless, but only you can determine whether it is right or wrong.

Are you important? Do you really matter?
to myself i'm not all that important, to some of those around me i'm quite important. on a cosmic scale of one to ten, i'd say i'm about a .0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000001

Are we obsessed with all the wrong things in this world?
to be obsessed with anything to the exclusion of all else is always foolish, but no minor obsession is either wrong or right.

To live forever; a blessing or curse?
if you consider the journey to be what is important, it would be a blessing. if you cherish the fruits of your labors above all else, it would be a curse. i'm torn on the matter, but i think that i am selfish enough to consider it a curse.

What is more important to you: Doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do, or maximizing happiness, even though that may not involve doing the right thing?
to me they amount to the same thing. what makes me happiest is doing what i believe to be right.

Do we have a "right" to be happy?
NO!

If people fear the unknown, then what is curiosity?
a morbid desire to disappoint yourself?

If given the choice, would you sacrifice innocence in exchange for wisdom?
we aren't given that choice. innocence dies whether we will it or not and, though we may choose to ignore it, wisdom is the normal by-product of survival.

Deep down, do you think everyone has evil inside them, laying dormant? Does it just come out through our actions, perhaps triggered by others?
there seems to be a bit of everything inside each of us and we all define evil in our own ways.

What is preferable truth or compassion?
compassion- truth is far too elusive and usually false anyway.

Do you believe that the majority of people in the world form their beliefs for themselves based upon what they feel, know, and experience, or do most people just believe based on what they want to believe or are told to believe? Either way, why?
belief without evidence (mine included) seems to be based on a mixture of experience and desire. for some, one will win out over the other. you can never tell which.

What do you feel you are entitled to in life?
nothing i'm not willing to pay for in one way or another.

Is life serious?
survival is serious business. all else is just fun and games.

Does everything in the world have an opposite?
though i would like to believe that reality is somehow balanced, it sure doesn't seem that way.

If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?
we are all capable of committing atrocities and then justifying them to ourselves.


well, that was fun.:woohoo: