Dilemma 6/20/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You have to choose between something you believe in and a person you love.
2. You have to choose between two people you love.

Dilemma 6/19/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Airplanes cease flying.
2. Cars stop working.

Dilemma 6/18/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?
1. An alien virus wipes out most of the life on Earth.
2. A virus from Earth wipes out most of the life on an alien planet.

Dilemma 6/17/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A drug you take for a long-term, life-threatening condition makes you extremely irritable and moody.
2. A drug you take for a long-term, life-threatening condition makes you extremely apathetic and disconnected.

Dilemma 6/16/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Climate change turns your country into a desert.
2. Climate change turns your country into a swamp.

Dilemma 6/15/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Human clones are developed so that the original person's brain can be transplanted into a younger body.
2. Human embryos are developed and harvested for stem cells that prevent aging.

Dilemma 6/14/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You are in a coma for six years.
2. You are put in suspend animation for two hundred years.

Dilemma 6/13/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You develop a condition where you will repeat every thought you think out loud.
2. Your partner develops a condition where he or she says every thought he or she thinks out loud.

Dilemma 6/12/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You help a stranger who then takes advantage of you and cheats you.
2. You refuse to help a stranger who then severely suffers without the help.

Dilemma 6/11/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You lose all your money.
2. You develop chronic health problems.

Dilemma 6/10/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You know the exact time and date your death will occur.
2. You know the exact time and date the death of a loved one will occur.

Dilemma 6/9/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. As electronic communications increase, people lose the ability to communicate face to face.
2. All forms of electronic communications stop working.

Dilemma 6/8/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You have no money.
2. You have no friends.

Dilemma 6/7/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You are the last person left on Earth.
2. You are the first and only person to live on a new planet.

Dilemma 6/6/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You always look young, but age rapidly.
2. You always look old, but age very slowly.

Dilemma 6/5/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Innocent foreigners suspected of terrorism are tortured for information on possible attacks in your country.
2. Innocent locals suspected of terrorism are tortured for information on possible attacks in your home town.

Dilemma 6/4/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1 You discover that your partner is wanted for murder, and you call the police to report him or her.
2. You discover that your partner is wanted for murder, and because of your love, you help him or her escape the police.

Dilemma 6/3/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Dogs become extinct.
2. Cats become extinct.

Dilemma 6/2/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You disappoint a friend.
2. You disappoint yourself.

Dilemma 6/1/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You are an unknown carrier of a deadly contagious disease.
2. Your family contracts a deadly contagious disease.