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ETHICAL CONUNDRUMS Why doesn’t the government legislate to ban the private ownership of cars, legally compelling people to join car sharing clubs? If the government implemented such a law who, if anyone, would have to be exempt? (5 answers) Probably impossible to pin the blame on any one source, but does anyone have any ideas about the origin of the default (at least in North America) public commiseration "our thoughts and prayers are with..."? Any suggestions for an alternative for an atheistic idiot like myself? (no answers) Why have Marx and Freud been so influential in literary theory when they have been largely discredited in economics and psychology, respectively? (one answer) I am an Emergency medical Technician for a volunteer fire department. Sometimes, after rescuing a victim from an accident, he asks if he is going to die. What should I reply if I'm pretty certain that he is? Should he be given the news so he can make peace with whoever? Or should I deny it to keep his hopes up even if recovery is most unlikely? (8 answers) What would happen if we all said: "That's it, I've had enough!?" (5 answers) Twice in the last week I've been told to stop typing (quietly) on a laptop in the quiet carriage of a train. How quiet should a quiet carriage be? (6 answers) What are the rules of courtesy when there's a lane closure on a motorway? When should you join the queue in the lane that stays open? How should we treat people who roar up the closed lane and try to barge in at the last minute? (8 answers) If anti-abortionists (including the Pope) so very much want to protect ‘life’, why do not they protect extra-uterus real life by campaigning for very strict gun control laws (as in America), the abolition of the death penalty (as in America), and a blanket speed limit of 20 mph everywhere, which would every year save hundreds of thousands of lives and prevent even more injuries? (9 answers) The people of ancient civilizations, from Egypt to Greece to the Romans, and in Europe to as late as the Crusades when Black African knights from the Kingdom of Mali fought with their brother Christians, did not believe that black Africans were inferior humans. When and where did this idea appear, and what gave it widespread currency? (2 answers) Considering that the dry ice used in concerts and night clubs is just pure CO2, is it not really bad for the environment? (4 answers) I need to know which finger my wedding ring will go on as i am in a same sex relationship. Will it still be placed on my left hand? (7 answers) What would be a suitable comment to make to the drivers of large shiny SUV's who only use them to pop to the shops or do the school run? Something which might help me vent my frustration at the environmental impact they have without being too offensive? (18 answers) How many hospitals and/or comprehensive schools could be built for the cost of our armed forces involvement for one week in the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq? (5 answers) If all the world's wealth were divided equally amongst its population, how much would everyone receive? (4 answers) If polygamy were legalised, would juvenile delinquence reduce? (9 answers) Which approach to disposal of paper carrying confidential information is more environmentally sound: to burn it; or to shred it and recycle it, thereby using electricity? (9 answers) Why don't strippagrams get prosecuted for indecent exposure? (4 answers) To avoid a cold, hungry old age (given that my pension is likely to be worthless), I plan to end my days in prison. Any suggestions of crimes that carry a good custodial sentence without causing too much grief? (12 answers) From an eco point of view, what is the best way to dispose of a condom? (5 answers) If I am in my bathroom and blow my nose on a tissue where should I put the used tissue? Is it more environmentally friendly to flush it down the loo or to put it into the bin which ends up in the black sack that is collected by the council? (8 answers)  |
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