10 Questions
Each one deeper than the last…
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Revenge Algebra
Complete the following equation.
Use no more than three words per blank.
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+
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A suitable punishment for a serial killer
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Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
In your own words, define what you believe the difference is between a terrorist and a normal soldier.
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On a Scale of 0-10…
…in which 0 is ‘not at all’, 5 is average, and 10 means ‘highly’:
How intelligent are you?
How physically attractive are you?
How charming?
How artistic?
How generous?
And how narcissistic?
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Monopoly Money
You’ve just received three GET-OUT-OF-DEATH-FREE cards.
Anyone who has one of these avoids the next time they would die.
Once a death is avoided, the card vanishes.
So…
Keeping all three for yourself?
Giving any away?
Distribute your cards and explain.
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Picket Fences
You’re madly in love.
Tomorrow you’ll have the chance to marry the love of your life.
You’ll have a huge house full of beautiful things.
Your children will be smart and loving.
On the surface, your marriage will appear ideal.
But here’s the thing: You’ve glimpsed the future and have seen that while your marriage will be stable and polite, it will ultimately become passionless and empty.
Knowing what you know, are you still walking down the aisle tomorrow?
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Angel of Death
You lucky bastard.
Or maybe not.
You’ve just acquired a new ability.
From now on, you can wish anyone in the world dead.
If you use this power, not only will the person die instantly and painlessly, but you’ll also gain a million dollars for each person you use it on.
How many times (if any) do you think you’ll use this power?
On whom?
What would you do with all that money?
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Little Bang Theory
Some people have theories about how the world began.
And how it will end.
And maybe even theories about what it all means.
But…
What if you— yes you—could decide how it all began, what it all means, and how you’d like it to end?
Play god for a moment:
How would you like for the universe to have begun?
How do you want it to end?
What do you want it all to mean?
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Dying Stars and Sabertooth Tigers
Name something that is both beautiful AND terrifying.
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Hard Scales of Justice
Imagine the following scenarios.
In which of these (if any) would you support the death penalty?
- After fifty years of marriage, an elderly woman shoots her husband in his sleep. Her motivation is to claim life insurance money
- A pair of eleven-year old boys lure a little girl into the woods, where they murder her for no apparent reason
- A man foreign to your native country guns down ten people in a small, peaceful café
- A politician orders your military to bomb a village in another country, killing one enemy combatant and two-hundred civilians
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Behind the Veil
Throughout history, many millions of people have reported seeing ghosts, apparitions, aliens, monsters, and other strange, unexplainable phenomena.
Which of the following do you believe probably exist?
Ghosts
Aliens
Angels
Demons
ESP (extra-sensory perception)
Alternate Dimensions
Got any proof?
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