Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Ask me anything

   Feeling kinda uninspired the last few days. Instead of saying something interesting, I'll steal a game from Lahoma. It's called Ask Me Anything. Ask me any question you want, and I will attempt to give it a considered and serious answer.

tags:

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you have a job? And if so, what do you do? I mean a paying job, Paul.

Anonymous said...

Dear Paul,

   Who's going to win the Tour de France?  

-Dan


Anonymous said...

where's your favorite place to go on vacation?

betty/AKA MomInMntna; I think I'm signed in on my other screen name now

Anonymous said...

Is your wife also an atheist?  And, if not, how do you handle that with your son?

be well,
Dawn

Anonymous said...

I have often defended atheists and agnostics as people who are not "born" but rather "created" by the hypocrisies of the various religions; please notice I am painting with a "wide brush" here. My question, since I have been invited to ask one, is what made you finally start to think for yourself? I find that most religionists allow their religious leaders to do their thinking for them and they comply without question. In many cases I find these people don't have actual doctrines but rather - have been "indoctrinated." What circumstance (s) or situation (s) led you to start asking questions about a creator? I have often heard and believe that atheists are created by the lies of their parents. I will never forget finding out there was no Santa Claus and wondering if god was another fictional character along with the Easter bunny and tooth fairy. (Personally, I will never understand why parents lie to their kids and then expect them to believe everything else) What's your take on this? Okay, well I sorta asked two questions but remember I told you I can't help myself and you don't have to answer either!
Dianna

Anonymous said...

Will you lend me $5000?
Dianna

Anonymous said...

I lost my keys. Can you tell me where they are?

http://2writehands.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Which came first? The chicken or the egg?
:)

Anonymous said...

There is something that has crossed my mind in recent months that now, given the solicitation, has a forum (and you did say 'anything'):

With all due respect to the delicacy of the subject matter (and a degree of privacy), would you say that there is a correlation (direct, tangential, whatever) between your atheism and your tenure to date on The Island?

Simon

Anonymous said...

Have you, or have you not, ever been a member of the Communist Party?  

-Dan
http://journals.aol.com/dpoem/TheWisdomofaDistractedMind/

Anonymous said...

How much is enough, and how much is too much?  You pick the context. - Karen

Anonymous said...

Dear Paul,

   If we're not supposed to eat them, why do paint chips taste so yummy?  

-Dan

Anonymous said...

Hi Paul,
Why is an electrical outlet called an outlet when you plug things into it? Shouldn't it be called an inlet?
Dianna

Anonymous said...

Posted this in wrong spot last time.

Why do you usually set your stones out on release?
And why in the name of all the Gods did you try to fix it?
Brent

Anonymous said...

Hi It's been a while since i've visited you, but I followed you from Lahoma and want to play along, so since I don't know you well, I'm not going to ask anything too personal...
If you had a million dollars and could spend it on only one thing, what would it be??
~Tam
http://journals.aol.com/buttrflykizzes29/KissofaButterfly

Anonymous said...

I'm jealous. You have a lot more questions than I do. ;p

Ok, here's my question. Have you ever had an online crush?

Anonymous said...

Hi, Plittle
    It's my first time to read your blog. I clicked on your blog mainly because I was attracted by its name " Aurora Walking Vacation". That's just beautiful. How did u come up with that name? Is there a story in it to tell?

Anonymous said...

Dear Paul,
hi! What is your favorite book? :) favorite movie?:) and favorite hobby?:)
yours, natalie

Anonymous said...

This is a buisness question that has been plagueing my mind for a bit. How is it that Disney can have so many shows and yet have no outside commercials? Isn't that how shows make money? Through the cash that commercials give them?