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Is scoring within 15 minutes a healthy relationship goal?
If you set that as a goal, then it can only be useful for 15 minutes. I don’t think that’s a sustainable approach to goal setting, let alone relationships. My answer is going to be no, but I’m going...
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Signs it’s time to consider euthanasia
I don’t know if I’m the right person to ask this. I’ve already upset at least one loved one by saying that I want to find a pension scheme that’ll pay out on a shorter term basis on the notion that I...
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Is world government a bad idea?
On one hand, a lot of our problems are global. On the other hand, our governments are already comically inefficient at doing the work they need to (mostly because they see their purpose differently, I...
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What are the essential elements of a legal system?
The legal system is the shadowy underpinning of any large society. Even where the rule of law is absurd, reckless or disproportionate there are basic principles of civilisation that need something to...
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Why is caffeine such a popular stimulant?
Legality? Tastiness? Although it is another one of those addictive substances you have to learn to enjoy. I think it’s indicative of the capabilities of social mystique to sell something to us that...
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In making decisions, what weight should we give to the interests of future...
I’m kind of tempted to say all of it, but I’m not sure to what extent that helps with a practical decision making process. When I’m deciding which jumper to wear, its hard to quantify the impact it...
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Can you imagine an Olympic event you could realistically compete for a medal in?
Writing prevaricative five hundred word essays in response to random questions? And even then, on the only thing I’m well practiced in, it would very much depend on the judging criteria (I’d probably...
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Do you think Chris Brown’s music should be judged solely on its own merits?...
There’s a lot of issues at stake here, and its really hard to peel through all of them. Critical to everything are what you think about music, economics, justice and forgiveness. Music is something...
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If you could invent a new orifice, what would it do and where would you put it?
I’m guessing we’re talking bodies, if only because that’s more entertaining, and stops me from saying something hippy like ‘a hole in the ground that spews peace’. Currently all my bodily orifices do...
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Do good things always have to come to an end?
It’s not just good things, you know. It’s everything. It’s okay, that’s the way the world works, and if it didn’t, then there’d be too much of everything everywhere for anything to really be. Endings...
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