October, 2010 Daytime

Is it harder to know what is right than to do right?
Is it better to believe in something or nothing?
What is the value of common sense? Can it be taught?
Does truth exist?

September, 2010 Evening

Is conflict inherent to the “human condition”?
Societal contract: does a citizen have personal choice or is it a citizen’s inherent responsibility to participate in this sociological relationship?
What is self esteem; self confidence?
Is loyalty to friends more important than loyalty
to ones country?
If given just this choice, would you rather have free will or ten million dollars in your checking account?
What does it mean to “believe in” something?
What will happen when computers get as smart as humans?

February, 2010 Evening

Do we find evidence of accumulated wisdom in tradition and other social conventions?
Would you vote for a political leader who was an atheist?
What determines if a person has led a good life?
Is there a relationship between morality and intelligence?
It takes a village to raise a child-is this a beneficial societal belief?
What do people mean when they say 'life has meaning' and in what way, if any,
can such statements be demonstrated as true?

May, 2009 Evening

May, 2009 Evening
When does injustice to another become our problem?
If a belief is false but it has long provided comfort and sustained its adherents is it better to follow this belief than to acknowledge the truth?
What is our fascination with abomination (i.e. mass murders,
accidents, natural disasters)?
Have we become confused about good and evil? Are we still searching
for their definitions?