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(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?