(My) Frequently Asked Questions

• What if I'm wrong?

• Why do people spread FUD?
• Is the modern world enlightened?
• Is intelligence an advantage?
• Why doesn't emotional intelligence correlate with cognitive intelligence?
• Are 1000 deaths more tragic than 1 death?
• Can we value life, or only our life?
• What do people value?
• With so many contingent options, how do people make decisions?
• Why do we need exceptional circumstances to be exceptional?
• Why do people want power?

• Why are the Jews perpetually persecuted?
• Why do people love to hate America?
• Why aren't smart people in power?
• Who does the law protect?
• In a free world, why do people choose slavery?
• Where slaves ever happy?
• Do people really want freedom?
• How many of us feel free?
• Will democracy stand the test of time?
• Will capitalism stand the test of time?

• Why does scarcity have so much value?

• Why do many homeless people collect rubbish?
• Are diminutives intended to be endearing or subordinating?
• Can the word 'peeps' be used in singular?
• Why do we want to 'eat' things which are cute?
• How are you meant to pronounce words like 'faux' and 'sans' when they are used in the middle of English sentences?
• Who are 'they'?

• Why does nature favour beauty?
• Why does nature produce psychopaths?
• Why do we have to die?
• Is death necessary for life?
• How is the freeze response to fear ever possibly helpful?
• What is Earth's carrying capacity for humans?

• What is space?
• If spacetime is curved, what is the 5th dimension that accommodates the curvature?
• How can we tell what direction time is moving?
• If you knew the future, could you change the past?
• What force started time moving?
• What evidence is there that time exists at all?
• Is there a whole number between 1 and 2?
• Will there ever be a whole number between 1 and 2?
• How are frequencies demultiplexed on a shared medium?

• Why is salt tasty?
• Which directions do Muslims in Mecca face when they pray?
• Why does blutak get stickier when you play with it?
• Is the anniversary of the Gregorian calendar Oct 5 or Oct 15?
• Why are you never hungry by the time you finish cooking?
• Will my life be wasted?