In This World - Moby

Do you believe there's intelligent life on other planets? If so, will we ever find it? Will it ever find us?

A rocket carrying a new rover the size of a car was launched this week in the most exhaustive effort ever to find evidence of past microbial life on Mars. Do you think it will find anything?

Why are stories involving aliens so popular? Why do the majority of them feature menacing visitors instead of benevolent ones?

Some religions strongly reject the idea of life on other planets. Why would the idea of life outside of earth be threatening to someone's spiritual worldview?

The Extraordinary Monday of Herman Brumby

Have you ever experienced a surprising event that had a significant impact on your life?

Have you ever found yourself in a circumstance that seemed surreal?

Are there aspects of your regular existence today that might seem surreal to others, or to you at an earlier time in your life?
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If you were dropped into another family at birth, how different do you think you would be? What would be the same about you regardless of how you were raised?

Do you believe people have souls? Do souls exist before birth and/or after death?

Have you ever dwelt on the mystery of the beginnings of human consciousness?

War and Remembrance

What does Remembrance Day mean to you personally?

Are the themes of Remembrance Day being lost in newer generations?

Can a pacifist participate in Remembrance Day?

Are the Remembrance Day themes different for current conflicts like Afghanistan than earlier ones like World War II?

Is there a difference between supporting the military and supporting the political decisions behind military actions?

Memories

How accurate do you think your memories 
are?

Have you ever had a disagreement with 
another person over the difference between 
your recollections of an event?

Do you tend to dwell more on the past, present or future?

What are the strongest influences on your memories? 
(photographs, reminiscences from others, keepsakes, videos, other elements?)

How do your memories influence the way you live today? How do our societal memories or histories influence the way we live collectively?

When you’re life ends, how do you hope to be remembered?