Question #529

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #61

Can you urinate in front of another person?

((Okay .... this is a really a WEAK question .... SORRY!!))

Question #528

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #60

Would you add one year to your life if it meant taking one year from the life of someone in the world selected at random? Would it matter if you were told whose life you had shortened?

Question #527

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #59

Imagine that by controlling medical research funds, you are in a position to guarantee that a cure will be found in 15 years for any disease you choose. Unfortunately, no progress on any others would be made during that period. Would you target one disease?

Question #526

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #58

A good friend pulls off a well-conceived practical joke that plays on one of your foibles and makes you look ridiculous. How would you react?

Bonus Q: How forgiving are you when your friends let you down?

Question #525

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #57

Would you be willing to give up sex for one year if you knew it would give you a much deeper sense of peace than you have now?

Question #524

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #56

If you found that a good friend had AIDS, would you avoid him? What if your brother or sister had it?

((I think this book was written in 1985 .... not a lot was known about AIDS then ...))

Question #523

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #55

Would you like for your spouse to be both smarter and more attractive than you??

Question #522

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #54

What is the worst psychological torture you can imagine suffering? Anything causing even minor physical injury should not be considered.

Question #521

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #53

How do you react when people sing "Happy Birthday" to you in a restaurant?

Question #520

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #52

For what in your life do you feel most grateful?

Question #519

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #51

Do you have any specific long-term goals? What is one and how do you plan to reach it?

Question #518

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #50

If you could choose the manner of your death, what would it be?

Bonus Q's: Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep? How do your feelings about death influence the way you lead your life?

Question #517

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #49

While parking late at night, you slightly scrape the side of a Porsche. You are certain no one is aware of what happened. The damage is minor and would not be covered by insurance. Would you leave a note?

Question #516

Q #48

Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as you dinner guests? as your close friends? as your lover?

P.S. .... I know that we all have already chosen these people in our friends and spouses, etc ... so just for fun, reach beyond those we have already chosen .... k?

Question #515

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #47

You have the power to go any distance into the future and, after one year, return to the present with any knowledge you have gained from your experience but with no physical objects. Would you make the journey if it carried a 50% risk of death.

Question #514

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #46

When did you last sing to yourself? When did you last sing to someone else?

Do you have a favorite song or songs you like to sing?

Question #513

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #45

Someone very dear to you is in pain, paralyzed, and will die within a month. He begs you to give him poison so that he can die. Would you?

Question #512

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #44

You are offered $1,000,000 for the following act: Before you are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away you do so a millionaire.

Would you accept the risk?

Question #511

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #43

When were you last in a fight? What caused it? Who won?

Question #510

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #42

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??

((This really is Q #42 from the book ... do your best to keep responses PG-13, okay?))

Question #509

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #41

Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire; after saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any ONE item. What would it be?

Question #508

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #40

If the person you were engaged to marry had an accident and became a paraplegic, would you go through with the marriage or back out of it?

Question #507

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #39

Do your close friends tend to be older or younger than you?

What kind of people do you like to spend time with? What do such people bring out in you that others do not?

What can people learn about you by looking at your friends?