- Discussion Week 46 -

- Friday the 24th of March -

- Why do we try to keep people (especially loved ones) alive as long as possible? - 

I went to the hospital the other day, and I noticed there were a lot of old people.

That isn't a bad thing, and it is quite normal for old people to be in hospital.

Most of the old people there were still able to do things on their own eg. walk, talk, eat, etc.

However, there were a few that were no longer able to do anything by themselves. Some that were in wheelchairs or on beds and couldn't move by themselves anymore.

Perhaps it's only an opinion, but I think those who are bedridden, or unable to do anything are no longer able to live a life worth living, they cannot enjoy any normal part of life anymore even down to most simple or mundane parts of life.

Why do we try to keep these people alive as long as we can?

Are we just selfish?

Do you think that just because the person is unable to tell us, that they want to continue living in such a way?

Let's talk about that.

 - Discussion Week 45 -

- Friday the 17th of March -

- Immortality - 

Would you want to live forever?

What would you do if you could live forever?

Conditions for this discussion are as follows:

1. You cannot pass your immortality to anyone else.

2. You cannot kill yourself.

What are the pros and cons of living forever? Do you think you would be able to handle living forever?

Let's talk about that.

 - Discussion Week 44 -

- Friday the 10th of March -

- If you were dropped into the past (roughly 200 years into the past) would you teach people about technology that you know about from the future, or would you just try to adapt to life without it and say nothing? - 

So imagine you woke up today and found that you were two hundred years in the past. After getting over the initial shock, what would you do?

As a lot of modern technology won't have been invented yet, will you teach people about modern technology?

Even if you think you don't know about any modern technology, there are certainly some things that you have learned in school, or over the years that people in the past won't know about.

The picture above will be printed out in a large format for you to read during the class.

Let's talk about that.

 - Discussion Week 43 -

- Friday the 3rd of March -

- If you were stranded on a desert island and could choose 3 items to bring with you, what would you bring? - 

This sounds like a pretty simple question, but!

There's a twist, I am going to give you the list of items when you come into class on Friday!

I have the list here ready, but I won't tell you what it is.

The only hint I'll give you is that of the items that will be available, you won't be getting something like a cellphone or a GPS device. It's not going to be easy.

Let's talk about that.