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Post by The Final Rune on Jul 1, 2005 12:58:20 GMT -5
I believe in Post-Natal abortion for the first 18 years. That's got to be the single most hilarious thing I've heard in a long while!
Okay, time to juice up the idiot box I call a brain and pump out some new fangled question to boggle everyone's bogglers.
Here's another three part question.
1.) Since we all essentially have organs we can live without, would you gives one of yours away to some stranger (not family/friend) that needed it?
2.) Why or why not?
3.) And, would you put a price tag on your organs?
I myself can't be sure whether I could give up one of my kidneys or a lung to save some one or not.
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Post by doyleman on Jul 1, 2005 13:11:05 GMT -5
........ hmmmm, good boggling questions Um, forgive me if these responses aren't good enough, but here I go: 1) Sadly, I don't think I would 2) each person has his/her own life, and they spend it how they want. I'm not saying that I wouldn't consider helping the person, but in all honesty, I want to live a life too.... 3) I wouldn't put a price tag on my organs. should I die soon, I would gladly give them up for donation, but right now, and as far as I can tell, I don't think I'll be passing away soon. Unless a freak accident occurs that is. In a way, these questions are very similar to your "Would you die for (to save) a complete stranger?" question you asked first. I will say that I am sure that what everyone sais on this board is what they think about, but in the occurance of an actual situation like that, I am sure their plan of action would be different. Not saying they would do the opposite or other than what they said they would do, just saying that it would have that result for certain people.
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Post by Dungeon Warden on Jul 1, 2005 13:39:02 GMT -5
It's not quite the same question since you get to live on after the operation. It just means your life with be shorter in order to help another live longer.
I don't think I would do this for anyone outside my family. If I had a rare blood type (I don't) and was the only one who was a genetic match, I might be convinced to help but that's not likely to happen.
I've signed my organ donor card so when I die, my organs can be freely used by anyone who needs them. I wouldn't sell my organs for money unless I had no other choice. Actually, I think selling organs is illegal anyway.
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Post by WarDragon on Jul 1, 2005 14:19:39 GMT -5
Selling you organs is illegal. I would give up y organs if i had died.
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Post by BloodKnight on Jul 1, 2005 15:14:24 GMT -5
1) No I wouldn't.
2) Because I believe that if a person doesn't take care of themselves, they don't deserve to have that kind of help. There are some exceptions, such as the elderly.
3) I would not put a price on my organs.
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Post by Rodak on Jul 1, 2005 18:13:32 GMT -5
1.) Since we all essentially have organs we can live without, would you gives one of yours away to some stranger (not family/friend) that needed it?
I think I have to agree with DungeonWarden on this one. I would have to know and care about the recipient.
2.) Why or why not?
Why?? Because I like my internal organs! I've had them for a very long time and have grown rather attached to them over the years.
3.) And, would you put a price tag on your organs?
Of course I would! And they'd be expensive too (unless it was that person I cared for, then they'd be free). The legality is not the issue here. I would only do so legally, but I think just saying it is illegal and not answering the question is a neat solution and an astute observation... but it does not answer the HYPOTHETICAL question of whether we would do such a thing. As somebody selling their jhunque on eBay to help with the bills, if I could list a healthy kidney and pay off my house and be able to afford to finish my Education (which is incomplete for purely financial reasons)... Absolutely YES!!!! I've got two. Take it!!
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Post by Lord Bob on Aug 5, 2005 1:36:14 GMT -5
Hell no.
Because knowing my luck, I'll just need them back again once my remaining spare parts start failing.
250 million dollars. Why? Because If I'm going to sell my organs, I had better have enough money to buy someone else's if the need arises, and I think 250 million is enough to not only buy back some parts, but to live comfortably afterwards.
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Post by The Final Rune on Oct 16, 2005 12:22:39 GMT -5
It's been a long time since I have proposed a new question, but now I finally have something new. This question is straight out of my own life experiences.
- If you knew a really good friend of yours was deeply in love with you, with a love that could only be described as unconditional, what would your response to that love be?
I believe love is the single most valuable thing in the world. And even at the potential loss of a friendship, I would feel obligated to at least explore the possibility of some one that could claim to love me so completely.
What do you think?
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Post by vespuleth on Oct 16, 2005 16:58:53 GMT -5
in any relationship where the friendship does not outlast the romance, the relationship is ill founded. speaking from my own personal experiences, i would have given up the years of my life spent in romantic relations if it meant we'd still be friends today. you live; you learn.
furthermore, to say that one is obligated to 'testing the romance' is somewhat selfish, and therefore uncharacteristic of love anyways.
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Post by The Final Rune on Oct 16, 2005 17:18:04 GMT -5
You are such a rightous ass sometimes
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Post by NASH7777 on Oct 16, 2005 17:52:24 GMT -5
I believe in Post-Natal abortion for the first 18 years. 1.) Since we all essentially have organs we can live without, would you gives one of yours away to some stranger (not family/friend) that needed it?
2.) Why or why not?
3.) And, would you put a price tag on your organs?
I myself can't be sure whether I could give up one of my kidneys or a lung to save some one or not.You completely contradict yourself. Your very first one had to do with saving anothers life, and now your changing your mind... And I know this is your topic but you should ask some on "genre-centrism" and "choice".
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Post by Bigfoot on Oct 16, 2005 20:07:26 GMT -5
I stand for.... cheesefries! awesome
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Post by Rodak on Oct 17, 2005 3:22:38 GMT -5
- If you knew a really good friend of yours was deeply in love with you, with a love that could only be described as unconditional, what would your response to that love be?
Story of my life there. I am a hopeless romantic and would never consider a loving relationship with someone with whom I was not friends long enough to get to know them. Sometimes when that happens the friendship is doomed anyhow. Acceptance of the relationship can lead to break ups that trash the friendship, but a friendship that suddenly includes unrequited love is doomed anyhow, so I say Give it a try!. Love is a very powerful thing. And when there is strong, preexisting, friendship involved it is even deeper. But be careful... this behaviour has broken my heart repeatedly. It seems there are people who compartmentalize people into friends and lovers. Once you are classified as one or the other by these folk there is no hope of changing that. Must be a defense mechanism to protect from the much greater pain of that type of break up. There is no one answer to this question because the nature of love requires that two people agree on at least one thing. And it is only the two people in question who can resolve it. Peace.
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Post by vespuleth on Oct 22, 2005 2:41:33 GMT -5
You are such a rightous ass sometimes how so?
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Post by The Final Rune on Oct 26, 2005 9:17:14 GMT -5
Ah, what is life if not complicated?
My newest question is not so much about what you stand for as it is more about what you believe.
What, to you, defines existence? What proof confirms that we all exist? And, are you certain of your own existence?
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Post by Rodak on Oct 26, 2005 15:59:13 GMT -5
What, to you, defines existence?[/color]
Existence is what we do while we are not One with The Universe. Some folks claim to experience this oneness through meditation and/or the right drugs.
What proof confirms that we all exist?[/color]
I have no proof that anyone aside from me exists. And I don't care.
I have to behave in a such way as to assume you all exist, so the question is interesting, but irrelevant!
And, are you certain of your own existence?[/color]
As for the proof that I exist, I think the Original Existentialist, Rene DeCarte said it best: I think, Therefore I am.
That reminds me of a story (but what doesn't?)... You remember that DeCarte is responsible for creating the rectangular coordinate system we all know and love (Party X Party Y coordinates in RPGM2). Of course you knew that.
But did you know that he raised horses?
He had one that was brilliant.
It could do all the math he tried to teach it. It could handle infinitesimal calculus! It could do differential equations! It could even do things DeCarte could not.
But it could not learn the Rectangular Coordinate system.
He tried and tried, but the horse just could not get it.
One day his stable keeper told him that the problem was that he was putting DeCarte before De horse!
(Hey... where else are ya gonna hear stuff like this)
Peace.
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Post by The Final Rune on Oct 31, 2005 16:38:44 GMT -5
Everyone needs to stand for something I suppose.
Alright, time to take these questions in a new direction. Less standpoint, more viewpoint.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I have my own opinion, and gotten at least one other, but I want to know what you think.
Which gender suffers a more difficult existence?
Pick male or female only people. No smart asses. Also, back up your choice. I want to know why you feel that one sex has it harder than another. Give examples.
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Post by Rodak on Oct 31, 2005 17:02:17 GMT -5
Pick male or female only people. No smart asses. Well... That leaves me out. Peace! Actually I'm an equal opportunity offender and give both genders the same ammount of crap.
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Post by Bigfoot on Oct 31, 2005 19:43:46 GMT -5
Over all I would have to say men have it harder, I have 3 sisters, so I can prove this in many ways. Men have harder times finding jobs, all men will eventually be responsible for everything down the line, like keeping a roof over there families heads, putting food on the table. But then again, women have it hard with pms and child birth, so you be the judge.
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Post by vespuleth on Oct 31, 2005 21:23:18 GMT -5
pms and childbirth dont count, bigfoot... men have it hard with both of those too... (okay, so this isnt an intelligent post, but well, i felt it needed to be said.)
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Post by Doan the Nado on Oct 31, 2005 23:25:31 GMT -5
I think women have it harder... I can walk around alone at night reasonably comfortable, without worrying that some guy is going to come overpower and rape me. I can work at a steel mill in the summer without having to put up with crude sexual jokes or unwanted advances. I don't have to worry about hormone-induced depression, and I can take my shirt off on a hot summer day. Will my man get me pregnant and then leave me? I don't have to worry about that either. And while women have become capable of being self-reliant, there are still many who depend on a man to some extent for their various needs, forcing them to stay in unhappy or unsafe relationships.
Yet more reasons: if a guy has sex with all kinds of women, society views him as a stud, or a "pimp", whereas a woman is considered a ho. Guys can have children painlessly, and we can pee standing up, which becomes quite significant when using public restrooms. If we are sexually active, we just have to worry about keeping condoms with us for if we happen to have sex, while a girl has to remember to take birth control every day. Women have to buy more shoes and spend more on clothes (and makeup) in general to be accepted as "put together", while men can just have one pair of nice shoes, one pair of tennis shoes, and a generally clean appearance. We don't have to shave our legs, and we don't generally have to deal with taking care of long hair (except by choice).
Anyways, I'm running out of ideas, but basically, I am very grateful that I am a guy, and I don't wish for a minute that I was something else.
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Post by NASH7777 on Nov 1, 2005 8:25:25 GMT -5
I think this one depends more on the person for what they say. I person relatively happy with life will feel the other sex has it worse, after all they've made it through all their struggles and are still fine. While an unhappy person will say they've had to deal with so much and they have it worse, especially if they have future sex hardships they fear. Personally IMO the sex that has it the worst is the Hermaphrodite! Dealing with a little of both and a weird feeling of not belonging. But TFR said I can't say that already so fine I'll remain choiceless on this one.
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Post by The Smurf on Nov 1, 2005 21:59:54 GMT -5
in response to doan's post, i would like to add that the media seems to put much more pressure on women than it does on men. women are told daily by the media that they have to dress a certain way and look a certain way, but (at least in my area) it doesn't seem to do that with men.
just throwing in my 2 cents.
-the smurf
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Post by The Final Rune on Nov 2, 2005 13:20:58 GMT -5
Morals, morals, morals.
We all have them (I hope), but what do they mean?
Today's adventure into moral conundrum is sparked by recent and past event(s) in my life.
The other day I received an email from my MySpace account from a rather attractive young woman. I say young, she is 27. For the record, I'm 23, but age has nothing to do with this question. This woman said she had come across my profile and found it interesting, mentioning that she was new in town and looking to meet a few friends. This threw me off a little, because her wording was suggestive. I sent her an email none-the-less and waited for a reply. The reply was not what I was expecting. She said she wanted to meet me for some "fun" whenever I had a chance. And included links to a website where she claimed to have topless photos of herself. This leads me into my question of the moment.
Do you believe in premarital sex?
This question is more gray than black or white for me. I believe that one should not frolic around sowing their wild oats as they see fit. Any religious issue aside, I consider marriage a sacred and spiritual bond between two people, and feel that one should not marry unless you truly plan, and know you can, spend the rest of your life with that one person. And as an issue of morality as well as one of health for the future, I believe that people should not practice premarital sex. However, I also believe that to marry a woman that has never had intercourse is foolish. Once a couple are prepared to become husband and wife I feel it almost obligatory that they engage in sexual activities. No woman should suffer the pain of losing her virginity on her wedding night, and both should know how to properly please and stimulate the other so that a honeymoon can be properly enjoyed.
So, no promiscuous activities, but once you have the ring and the date is set, I'm all for it.
What do you think?
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Post by BloodKnight on Nov 2, 2005 13:55:06 GMT -5
First of all, if you haven't noticed it already, that myspace message is probably spam. A lot of those kinds of letters flood the net.
The thing is with no sex until marriage, you're just setting yourself up for a terrible sexual relationship with your wife, and overall non-existant sexual experience. In order to have experience in sex, you have to practice and you know, practice makes perfect. Also, if you have to teach each other to do it right, that will definitely dim the spark you two have, especially for the woman, as she probably won't teach you how to really please her(most women don't know how).
Now, I'm not saying to screw every chance you get. But look at your virginity. What's there? I mean, what's really there? Nothing but a mental block. You want to keep yourself from experiencing great things with many people because of that? If you want to fine, but consider first what you have to lose(which is the fact that you can't get any, a lot of mental anguish etc.) and what you have to gain(self confidence, obviously good physical feelings, opportunities to get intimate with people etc.) if you approach premarital sex carefully. I believe people should have sex outside of marriage, but still take it seriously. Sex is quite the physical and mental healing we go through, why keep yourself from experiencing it?
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