http://www.answerbag.com/profile/393516 New Answerbag questions from palmagma Tue, 29 May 2012 19:37:54 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 19:37:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2439089 Should Christchurch Cathedral be rebuilt in the same earthquake zone? Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:13:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2439089 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859333 On the new (December 2009) Answerbag website, can a question still be edited for a few minutes after it has been posted? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:39:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859333 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859323 After the December 2009 revamp of the Answerbag website, what happened to the videos associated with previous questions? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:32:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859323 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859322 After the December 2009 revamp of the Answerbag website, what happened to the videos associated with previous questions? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:30:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859322 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1856241 Demonstrators have protested outside the residence of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, after he ordered a 10-month lull in permits for new settlement homes in the West Bank. Maybe the US call for a total freeze on settlement building is working. Your opinion? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:12:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1856241 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1855717 Stationing troops in Afghanistan often entails fenced encampments surrounded by minefields on expropriated land. Hostile reaction to this is inevitable. What advice would you give the US military about the best way to deal with unfavorable reception? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:43:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1855717 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1855606 "To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle" - George Orwell. What example(s) can you give of how true this is? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:07:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1855606 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1854655 Quran 4.34: "Men are in charge of women, because Allah has made made men to be better than women. Women must obey men, and if they refuse they must be punished." How do you feel about the wisdom of such teachings within modern multicultural society? Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:48:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1854655 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1847319 Critics claim that emails sent by UK climate researchers undermine the case that human activities are causing global warming. What are your thoughts on this storm in a British teacup, now being called "ClimateGate"? Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:50:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1847319 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1845768 In just a few weeks time we will be in the year 2010, and starting a new decade with a really cool Australian name: “The One-ders” What better name can you come up with? Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:03:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1845768 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1845161 China and India have high greenhouse gas emissions; but each of their citizens annually contributes much less than their counterparts in North America or Western Europe. How then should responsibility be assigned? Should all countries cut back equally? Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:13:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1845161 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1844133 Should female ski jumpers be allowed to compete in the Winter Olympic Games? How would you like to see both sexes entering the same competition? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:36:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1844133 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1844002 In view of the (sometimes overlooked) roles played in Afghanistan by international organized crime cartels operating in the opium and arms trades, is any US troop surge to combat religious extremism an unwise expenditure of life and money? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:14:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1844002 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1843999 In view of the (sometimes overlooked) roles played in Afghanistan by international organized crime cartels operating in both the opium and arms trades, is any US troop surge to combat religious extremists (Taliban) an unwise expenditure of life and money? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:10:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1843999 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842949 Newspaper publishers can now set a limit on the number of free news articles you can Google. Does this seem like a move in the right direction? Your thoughts? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:18:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842949 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842428 Can you believe what you see in this horrific slide show about the killing of Calderon dolphins in Denmark? Can this sort of thing really be happening in what seems to most of us to be a humane and civilized country? Your thoughts? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:00:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842428 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842094 The King of Morocco has dutifully sacrificed a sheep to commemorate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of religious obedience. Would you under any circumstances sacrifice one of your own children? If you did, would this be a crime? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:15:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842094 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842052 Most of the AB questions posted under "Ismailism" belong under "Islam", as the former is a subset of the latter. If you agree, do you think you would get any AB points for flagging such wrongly posted questions? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:45:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1842052 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1841244 Whether or not you're fond of pot, does this club of '92 appeal in any way to you? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:51:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1841244 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1840558 How does this thoughtful Monty Python sketch make you feel about the technological and social advances bequeathed to Western society by the Roman Empire? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:17:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1840558 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1837994 The Swiss are voting on whether to ban the building of minarets, against a background of criticism from rights groups. Switzerland (population 7.5 million) has 400,000 Muslims and just 4 minarets across the country. Your thoughts? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:30:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1837994 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1837443 Prohibiting a market does not mean destroying it; but instead places it under the control of criminal corporations. Your thoughts on Lev Timofeev's conclusions on the economics of the drug trade? Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:23:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1837443 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1836736 Given the chance, do you avoid crowds of any sort, or do you make exceptions for certain popular social events? If you do make some exceptions, what is the biggest crowd gathering you would join? Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:56:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1836736 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1833233 The United States says (November 2009) it has no plans to join a global treaty banning landmines as the American military believes it could not meet its security commitments without them. Your thoughts on this? Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:45:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1833233 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1830868 If Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya is successful in mediating the football dispute between Algeria and Egypt, what do you think he would say if asked to continue his good work and intervene in the World Cup playoff dispute between Ireland and France? Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:16:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1830868 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1830649 About 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens & pigeons will be slaughtered in Bariyapur, Nepal as part of a blood-soaked festival to honor the Hindu goddess Gadhimai. Should religious tolerance take precedence over animal rights at such traditional events? Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:11:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1830649 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1828776 Have you ever been in the presence of someone said to be in a coma? Did you think they couldn't hear or see you because they didn't seem to respond? Does this referenced article about a man paralyzed (but conscious!) for 23 years make you reconsider? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:28:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1828776 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1827139 Within mucus (ugh!) an influenza virus can survive on porous surfaces like a banknote for about 2 weeks; but on plastic or metal it can only survive for about 2 days. How then and where does the virus survive between flu seasons? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:35:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1827139 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1825043 Palestine would like the occupied eastern side of Jerusalem as its capital; but Israel claims all of this territory for itself, despite disapproval by the USA, EU & Britain. What realistic practical move might President Obama make to try to resolve this? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:47:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1825043 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1822695 What are some good reasons for subscribing (or for not subscribing) to a cable or satellite TV service? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:19:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1822695 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1821067 Deuteronomy 2:24/25: “ This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the peoples . . . . who, when they hear the report of thee, shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.” If this isn't terrorism, what is? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1821067 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1814713 Brooksley Born, former Chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, warned Congress of the need to regulate over-the-counter derivatives 10 years before the 2008 financial meltdown. Isn't it about time (2009) to regulate as she suggested? Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1814713 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1813650 In 1947 the first post-war child immigrants were sent from Britain to Australia, most without the consent of their parents. The British government saw them as a burden on the state. Brothers and sisters were separated. Many were abused. Your thoughts? Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:19:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1813650 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1812606 How do you feel about Intel allowing its staff to work on Saturdays in Jerusalem? Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:43:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1812606 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1812423 In the 19th Century, Britain decided it was O.K. to trade opium from India to China in defiance of Chinese prohibition laws. What sort of image of the West do you think this created? Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:34:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1812423 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1810489 What do most religions teach about freedom of thought and speech? Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:07:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1810489 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1810341 In various languages, what are some of the most common names given to human beings on this planet (e.g. John Smith)? Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:29:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1810341 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1808692 Warfare permits soldiers to kill their opponents. Gang members do likewise in turf wars. Both types of fighter claim they try to avoid killing innocent civilian bystanders. Legalities aside, what is the moral difference between them? Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1808692 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1806705 British Royalty survives into the 21st Century partly by maintaining its strong religious and military connections (e.g. the monarch is "defender of the faith", and armed forces still include “Royal” in their title). What other reasons might there be? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:58:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1806705 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1806297 The head of Iraq's tourism board has visited London to attend the 2009 World Travel Market. Your thoughts on an Iraq vacation? Would you like to see the ancient cities of Ur and Babylon (maybe the Garden of Eden – 80 km north of Basra)? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:33:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1806297 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1803311 The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall was a truly spectacular and joyful event. In your lifetime, do you expect to see any new wall-falling celebrations taking place anywhere else in the world? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:16:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1803311 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1801467 China is planning to hold the first Robot Olympic Games in 2010. What events would you like to see included? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:09:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1801467 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1800255 World War 1 ended on the 11 November 1918 (Veterans Day in the US, Remembrance Day in Canada). Might some of the money collected selling poppies be donated because of anti-war sentiment? Or do you see this more as a day of pro-military commemoration? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1800255 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1799651 World War 1 ended on the 11th November 1918. Many wear a commemorative poppy. But can you say what this first world war was all about? Do you think its massive escalation and death toll were justified? Are wars like this preventable? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:48:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1799651 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1799161 German researchers say unborn babies pick up on their mother's accent. e.g. French newborns cry with a rising cadence, while German babies cry with a falling inflection. Surprised? Or do all crying babies sound much the same to you? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:22:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1799161 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1798831 If, after so many “whoops, I'm sorry!” casulaties, we admit that detonating bombs and bullets will neither fix the economy nor stablize the government in Afghanistan, what will? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:38:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1798831 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797823 It is claimed that up to a 100,000 civilian Buddhists and Muslims have been given guns to "protect" themselves (from each other!) in the three southern provinces of Thailand. Do you like this current (2009) policy? What might be a better approach? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797823 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797631 Matthew 5:32 says: "whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery". Do you agree with this Biblical viewpoint? What words would you prefer to see concerning re-marriage? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:11:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797631 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797094 What TV commercial makes you immediately switch channels just to get rid of it? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797094 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1796725 How content are you to see humanity continue to live in a walled world? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:58:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1796725 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1796706 Animal breeding demonstrates how quickly human selection generates distinct species of cats, dogs, horses, etc., so how can anyone doubt that natural selection generates distinct species of all living things? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:38:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1796706 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1795675 What do you think could be the reason for three spectacled bears in Leipzig Zoo to have lost a lot of their fur and to be in various states of baldness, the worst being hairless all over? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:10:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1795675 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1795648 How much does this video of a prank lip-balm test confirm your awareness that we share a lot of behavioral characteristics with our close relatives out there in the world's zoos and jungles? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1795648 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1787881 Catholicism stopped being Italy's state religion in 1984. Now (2009) the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that crucifixes permanently displayed in classrooms in Italy runs counter to a child's right to freedom of religion. Your thoughts? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:11:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1787881 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1787467 Have you been told that taking aspirin regularly wards off heart attacks? If so what do you think of the new study referenced below that says says aspirin can cause serious internal bleeding and does not prevent cardiovascular disease deaths? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:20:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1787467 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1784541 Donatella Rovera (Amnesty International) says Israel should lift all restrictions on Palestinians' access to water (70 liters/day c.f. 300 liters/day for Israelis). What are your thoughts on this? Should Palestinians be treated more humanely? Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:41:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1784541 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1784078 How could anyone alive today possibly believe that a Divine Being told Moses the laws found in Deuteronomy? Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:46:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1784078 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782666 Would you take the stairs rather than the escalator if each step played a musical note like a piano keyboard? After taking a look at this video, can you describe some place where you would like to this sort of staircase installed? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:37:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782666 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782523 "The Botany of Desire" by Michael Pollan tells of our strange relationship with plants, and warns about eating only nice long McDonald's French Fries because a potato famine is likely! Has his book or video told you anything new about tulips or cannabis? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:45:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782523 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782351 Canadian bears on the Fraser River are going hungry this year (2009). Do you think this is because the world's human population has been eating and expecting to eat way too much salmon? How might we restore some balance to this part of the food chain? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:49:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782351 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782316 In June 1984 Indira Gandhi ordered the army to storm the Golden Temple, killing encamped Sikh extremists and destroying part of the complex. Was this a good decision? What alternative tactic might she have used instead? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:25:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782316 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782087 What do you think of this presentation by Chimamanda Adichie: "The danger of a single story?" Does it make you wake up to the reality that many of our opinions of people and of historic events have given us just a single perspective stereotype? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:30:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1782087 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1780570 What text(s) have you found published in religious books (e.g. Torah, Bible or Quran) that you consider to be morally wrong, uncivilized or inhumane? Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:29:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1780570 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1780450 If you hate your wife, you can say she wasn't a virgin when you married her. If her father cannot produce her “tokens of virginity” (e.g. bloody bedsheets) she can then be stoned to death on her father's doorstep. (Deuteronomy 22: 13-21) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:03:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1780450 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1778381 If we all made or ordered our sushi without tuna, then we might be able to save the over-fished bluefin from going extinct. Your thoughts? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:51:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1778381 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1777509 What really good free on-line television websites have you discovered recently? Have you found any interesting stations on the WWITV website given below? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:01:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1777509 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1777243 Bill Maher (who doesn't want to get a swine flu shot) says: “I'm not a Democrat or a Republican, I have a Western doctor and a Holistic doctor. I'm not on anybody's team. Whever the truth lies, I'm for that.” You too? Your thoughts? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:12:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1777243 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1776790 Suggest we all visit: http://www.netlingo.com/more/poptick.html and watch this site's estimate of our world population as it changes in real time. After looking at the counter, what do you think our population will be by (say) 2050? Any other thoughts? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:21:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1776790 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1776352 Moses acquired unquestionable authority by preaching: “There is only one God. He speaks only to me. Kill anyone who disagrees.” Yes, he succeeded in uniting the tribes he commanded; but we suffer the consequences to this day. Your thoughts? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:59:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1776352 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1775633 President Nicolas Sarkozy says the burqa is a sign of subservience, an old Bedouin tradition, unwelcome in France. Legislators both sides of the Atlantic say the veil (niqab) should not be permitted on witness stands, or on ID photos. Your opinion? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:01:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1775633 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1773218 Deuteronomy contains God's most controversial Laws, including: kill rebellious or disobedient sons (21:18-21), adulterers (22:22), and rape victims, if they fail to cry out loud enough (22:23-24). Should we hope that no-one reads this? Your thoughts? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:39:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1773218 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1773165 Deuteronomy contains some of God's most controversial Laws, including (verses 13:6-19) the command to kill (stone to death) anyone with religious beliefs that are different from yours. How do you feel about publishing this sort of thing in Bibles today? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1773165 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1772442 Exodus 34:11/14 - God tells Moses to drive out everyone living in Canaan, to destroy their altars and groves, and not to make friends with anyone he meets there, or on the way there. Not exactly a mandate the United Nations would approve. Your thoughts? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:10:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1772442 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771830 In Numbers 12, God gives Miriam leprosy for critizing her brother Moses' marriage to an Ethiopian woman. Only Miriam gets this punishment, although both she and her brother Aaron had complained. Your thoughts on the moral lesson being taught here? Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:22:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771830 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771493 What do you think of Richard Gabriel's account of the Israelite's crossing of the Reed Sea? (i.e. that they knew exactly where they were, and used their smoke signal beacon to deceive the Egyptians into thinking they were lost)? Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:43:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771493 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771109 According to Numbers 5.11 - 5.16, a suspicious husband should get a priest to make the wife drink "bitter water." If guilty, this makes her thigh rot and belly swell. If innocent, no harm done. Your thoughts on whether Moses was on the right track here? Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:45:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771109 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771053 How do animal rights activists feel about the detailed instructions on animal sacrificing contained in the Bible (particularly in the Book of Leviticus, parts of which read like a BBQ cookbook)? Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:00:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771053 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1770023 In Leviticus 1, Moses is told how to make ritual animal sacrifices: Take a male animal, kill it, sprinkle the blood about, cut up the remains and burn them for a "sweet savor unto the Lord." How does this make you feel, knowing that God loves barbecues? Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:15:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1770023 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765861 Strong links have been found between illicit drug trafficking and local society (see link below). What are your thoughts on whether the effort spent to apprehend and incarcerate would have been better spent on legalization, regulation and taxation? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:25:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765861 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765513 A US newspaper has received over 100 applicants for the post of Marijuana Critic. If you were applying for this job, what would be some of the key points you would emphasize in your resume? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:14:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765513 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1761660 What do you think of this Answerbag improvement suggestion: When you click on your “Friends' Q&A” shouldn't you be able to select a specific category? This would for example let you see only their input about (say) "Life & Society"? Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:44:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1761660 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1760723 As of October 2009, is anyone else finding that their "Friends' Q&A" link is very slow to respond and sometimes just doesn't seem to work? Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:29:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1760723 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1759196 Intelligence, military and incarceration costs of the War on Drugs are having a devastating financial efect on the United States. Afghanistan is the latest example. One solution: legalization, regulation and taxation. Your solution? Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:21:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1759196 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1757561 Czech President Vaclav Klaus has agreed to sign the Lisbon Treaty and join the EU, waiving Czech anxieties over possible property claims from Germans expelled (e.g. from the Sudetenland) after WW2. Most Czechs welcome this move. Your thoughts? Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:01:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1757561 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1756093 Celibacy is the price priests pay for keeping Church assets in Church hands. But is this too high a price? Your thoughts? Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:42:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1756093 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755239 Out in the desert while taking a stroll, a beautiful camel fell into a hole. Her owner is suing (for two fifty K). The hole diggers though are refusing to pay! Your thoughts? Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:10:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755239 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755216 If one group of people (say Group A) commits war crimes against another group (say Group B), does that give Group B the right to retaliate with even more war crimes committed against Group A? Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755216 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1754271 What are your thoughts on the wisdom of parents using a bicycle chain lock to secure their "high-end" baby stroller when not in use? (apparently thieves can sell them easily) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:12:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1754271 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1752591 Afghanistan and Pakistan: Does anybody have a plan? Amid the car-bomb smoke and gloom, who do you think is fighting whom? Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:34:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1752591 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1750854 When did China discover America? (suggestion: Google the works of Gavin Menzies) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:43:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1750854 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1750661 Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, admits that he could easily have designed URLs not to have forward slashes, and that the // in a web address were really an unnecessry waste of time, printing and paper. Your thoughts? Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:59:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1750661 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1750482 Was the post WW2 dream of “retirement” limited to just one generation? Workers in North America were promised: work for 30 years more or less, then you can retire securely for the rest of your life. Oh yes? Can you hope to do that now? Your thoughts? Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:59:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1750482 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1748295 Wherever possible, learn to fix it yourself. The cost of acquiring the proper tools is usually less than the fee charged by professionals. Your experience? Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:24:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1748295 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1748109 Pilots of planes and helicopters are worried about being distracted or blinded by people on the ground using hand-held lasers. What are your thoughts on this, and the suggestion that it will lead to increasing reliance on robotic autopilots? Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:04:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1748109 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1747148 Have just finished reading "Einstein - His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson, and think it deserves its five-star rating. Would anyone else who has read this page-turner biography like to add any comments about it? Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:43:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1747148 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1747131 Has anybody finished reading "McMafia" by Misha Glenny? What did you think of it? Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:32:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1747131 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1745072 The warmest year we've had to date was back in 1998. So here up north with winter forming, people ask: “Where's Global Warming”? Your comments? Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:28:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1745072 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1744571 Imagine that two people get married, then one of them gets a sex-change operation. In your opinion should that marriage be automatically dissolved, regardless of their wishes? Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:53:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1744571 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1744441 Now that part of the human jaw has been created in a laboratory using human adult stem cells, can you see a growing number of practical medical applications? How do you feel about this type of scientific research? Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:58:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1744441 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1743548 President Clinton lifted the ban on gays serving in the military, but accepted the compromise that they cannot reveal their sexual preferences. But this seems to mean that gay soldiers must be discharged as soon as they admit the fact. Your thoughts? Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:08:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1743548