http://www.answerbag.com/profile/117794 New Answerbag questions from DavidHume Mon, 28 May 2012 18:13:32 -0700 Mon, 28 May 2012 18:13:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/685661 Should Gordon Brown be legitimizing the Chinese regime and their bloodthirsty occupation of Tibet by joining in the Olympic celebrations in London? Wouldn't a boycott be more dignified, at least until they stop killing unarmed protesters? Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:53:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/685661 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/184197 What do we think about the current crisis over the capture of Royal Navy personnel by Iran? Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:39:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/184197 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/170620 In May 2003 Bush boasted of "mission accomplished". As the war enters its fifth year, with violence at record levels, 3,196 American deaths and $400bn later, and with 3.1 million Iraqis displaced, do you think he was right to say that? Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:45:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/170620 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/170187 "The targeting of journalists must be recognised as a crime internationally". What do you think of this statement, made in relation to the case of Terry Lloyd, who was shot in the head as he lay in an ambulance in March 2003? Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:04:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/170187 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/167868 With chlorine bombs now in use by insurgents and their acquisition of more capable weapons, do you think David Petraeus has a chance of success in his mission to retake Baghdad? Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:21:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/167868 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/166653 Have any of you seen the Political Compass quiz? It is quite short, and gives you a position on two dimensions, "Economic Left/Right" and "Social Libertarian/Authoritarian". I found it fun. I'll post the url and my score in an answer. Anybody else try? Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:41:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/166653 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/165434 Do you think there is any merit in comparing al-Qaeda to the founding fathers of the U.S. and Osama Bin Laden to George Washington, as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is alleged to have done under torture? Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:25:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/165434 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/164421 What should we do about Darfur? Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:57:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/164421 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/160602 Is the UK justified in its plans to upgrade or replace its Trident nuclear missile submarines? Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:34:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/160602 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/160594 Was the wine mentioned often in the Bible wine as we know it, or actually unfermented grape juice? Please provide evidence, scriptural will do. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:19:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/160594 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/154273 Why do Americans still use units that are considered obsolete in the rest of the world? Degrees Fahrenheit and fluid ounces are my least favourite ones, but gallons and pounds are pretty unintuitive too. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:24:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/154273 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/151585 What do you think of cosmetics manufacturers using spurious pseudoscience to sell "beauty" products which are expensive and utterly useless, to (mainly) women? Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:00:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/151585 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/151156 What did you think of the arrest and incarceration of Tommy Chong? Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:29:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/151156 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/147828 In what way or ways would you reform the system of public education in the United States? Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:23:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/147828 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/146195 Is anyone sad about the troubles of the UK Independence Party? Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:16:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/146195 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/145799 Which is more important in your opinion, adherence to dogma or meritorious behaviour? Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:24:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/145799 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/144920 Which UK league football team is mentioned in the Bible? Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:32:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/144920 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/142994 What do you think of 'Dr' Gillian McKeith? Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:31:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/142994 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/142621 Anybody else like Rowan Atkinson's Black Adder? Which was your favourite series, and why? Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:15:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/142621 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/141143 What age were you when you first found out there were people who didn't believe in evolution? Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:57:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/141143 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/138504 Do animals (e.g. cats, dogs, horses) have souls? Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:16:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/138504 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/136997 'Bush represents to Europeans the quintessential ugly American: arrogant, uncouth, uncultured, ignorant, inconsiderate, and aggressive.' True or false? Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:23:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/136997 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/136279 Do you agree with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has attacked the United States for what he said was its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world? Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:25:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/136279 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/135518 Macs and PCs; are there any die-hard Mac-users here? If so, what do you think of OSX versus earlier operating systems, and what do you think of the build quality of modern Macs? What keeps you a loyal Mac customer? Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:40:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/135518 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134758 Can the possession, use, or threatened use of nuclear weapons ever be justified, by any country, under any belief system or moral code? Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:01:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134758 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134742 When (if ever) will America start to rein in Israel? I ask because it seems obvious that this is the only way to obtain peace in the region. The recent controversy about Iran's nuclear programme seems to highlight the hypocrisy of the current policy. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:52:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134742 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134726 Has George W Bush started drinking again? Did he ever stop? Does that explain his haggard appearance and strange behaviour? Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:57:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134726 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134723 What do you think about the unaccounted loss of $12 billion in Iraq? (http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2008189,00.html) Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:41:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/134723 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/133694 Assuming that God has already visited our planet at least twice (as Moses and as Jesus), if he or she were to visit again, what form do you think he or she would take? Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:17:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/133694 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/133353 In American English, why is it so much more common to say "reside" (rather than "live"), "deceased" (rather than "dead"), and so on? Is this based on some need for euphemism, or is it just people trying to sound learned? Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:03:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/133353 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/133345 Whatever happened to Osama bin Laden? A few years ago we used to hear that he was the mastermind of international terrorism, but things seem to have gone awful quiet on that front recently. Are they even still looking for him? Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:26:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/133345 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/132693 Do you think the continued imprisonment of so many people at Guantanamo Bay helps or harms U.S. interests? Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:22:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/132693 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/132155 What do you think about "friendly fire" incidents? Should troops who kill friendly forces face discipline? If so, what should the penalties be? Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:57:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/132155 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/131600 Do you think George W Bush is handling the setbacks in Iraq better or worse than Richard Nixon handled the withdrawal from Vietnam? Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:43:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/131600 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/128590 Has anyone else seen The Trial of Tony Blair? What did you think of it? Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:21:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/128590 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/127901 Why is American food so very sweet? I'm thinking of things like bread, baked beans etc, which aren't sweet at all anywhere else I have been in the world. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:57:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/127901 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/127897 Why do so many Americans drive four-wheel drive vehicles? Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:54:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/127897 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/127671 What can we do about the obesity epidemic? Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:00:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/127671 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/126078 Is skateboarding the most impractical way of getting from A to B? Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:29:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/126078 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/125017 Why are people who drink "Diet Coke" almost always really fat? Cause and effect or coincidence? Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:47:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/125017 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/124806 I want to sell some of my books, CDs and DVDs. Which is better, Amazon marketplace or eBay? Or is there an even better option? Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:56:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/124806