Today we’re going to do something a little different with our traditional “Questioning Things.” Instead of having you respond in the comments, you’ll be able to simply and quickly respond through the polls below. Hopefully we’ll get more participation this way.
These questions are a little frivolous, but I thought it would be interesting to see the numbers. Next week, we’ll use this system to ask more relevant/serious questions. But, as this is my last day of work at my current job, I’m not in a very serious mood. Roll it.
A couple of questions: which question is the most likely to divide us? As in, what question is most likely to separate us into different groups or two nearly equal halves of a dichotomy with the most passionate disagreement possible? Which question is most likely to unite us, to tell us all in spite of our fear that our answer is different, that we are passionately the same?
A values-related question (Death Penalty/Euthanasia/Abortion/LGBT) Rights is the most obvious candidate that comes to mind for the former. Or the “Who is your favorite Beatle?” question. But I’m struggling on the latter. Is there a question that unites us passionately? Is there a place where a globally conscious humanity has come to the same conclusion?
Here’s to hoping that volume 10 is gonna be a bang!
Late last night or early this morning we surpassed 10,000 visitors to this site since our launch in January. I’d call that a decent first 7 months. Thanks so much for reading, commenting, and spreading the word about Tropophilia. We’ll try our best to keep you coming back. -T
Put a little happy in your day. Here is the NYT write-up on him. Make sure to watch the vid in high quality. Thanks to Hank for pointing me to this! - J
Brian Greene calls attention to the transformative, inspirational effect that science can have on our lives if we only take the time to explore and understand it. Money quote: “The wonder of the cosmos transcends everything that divides us.” Check it out. - J
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A couple of questions: which question is the most likely to divide us? As in, what question is most likely to separate us into different groups or two nearly equal halves of a dichotomy with the most passionate disagreement possible? Which question is most likely to unite us, to tell us all in spite of our fear that our answer is different, that we are passionately the same?
A values-related question (Death Penalty/Euthanasia/Abortion/LGBT) Rights is the most obvious candidate that comes to mind for the former. Or the “Who is your favorite Beatle?” question. But I’m struggling on the latter. Is there a question that unites us passionately? Is there a place where a globally conscious humanity has come to the same conclusion?
Here’s to hoping that volume 10 is gonna be a bang!