Dilemma 8/7/09

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

1. You loose your right foot.
2. You loose your left foot.

Dilemma 8/6/09

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

1. You save the life of someone who turns into a serial killer.
2. You accidentally kill someone who would have turned into a serial killer.

Dilemma 8/5/09

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

1. You loose your voice.
2. You loose your hearing.

Dilemma 8/4/09

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

1. You agree never to see your family again in exchange for their getting a million dollars.
2. You agree never to see your family again in exchange for your being healthy the rest of your life.

Dilemma 8/3/09

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

1. You are struggling financially and must choose between paying for food and paying for housing.
2. You struggling financially and must choose between paying for food and paying for medicine that prevents you from being in chronic pain.

Dilemma 8/2/09

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

1. Your partner forgets all the good things that ever happened to him or her.
2. Your partner forgets everything that ever happened to him or her.

Dilemma 8/1/09

Sorry for the unintended hiatuses, but as you all know, life happens. I may try to "catch up" with June and July, but I don't want to make rash promises...

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

1. You forget all the good things that happened to you.
2. You forget everything that ever happened to you.

Dilemma 7/4/09

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

1. Fireworks are banned because they are too dangerous.
2. Barbecue grills are banned because they are too dangerous.

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.