The last dance

17. You die from natural causes.
Upon death, you are absorbed skyward. You ascend toward a warm, white light. You immediately realize you have entered the afterlife...and (much to your surprise) it is exactly like the cliched conventional, kindergarten version of Christian heaven. You enter through gates made of pearl. The ground is covered by a white, cloud like fog. Angels fly around you and play the hard. You are wearing a comfortable white robe. Everyone there is aimlessly walking around, smiling broadly, perfectly content; this, it seems, is how you will spend eternity.
Upon your arrival, you are greeted by Jesus (and he looks exactly like the stereotypical depiction of Jesus). "Welcome to heaven," he says. "I think you will like it here, and I look forward to loving you unconditionally for the duration of time. But I also realize heaven isn't necessarily for everyone, so I always give newcomers a chance to go to the other place, if that's what they would prefer."
"Are you referring to hell?" you say in response.
"Oh, no," says Jesus. "Not hell. Certainly not hell. I would never send you to hell. But you can go to somewhere that isn't here. It's a viable post-life option. About 18% of our potential residents go in that direction."
"What is the other place like?" you ask.
"I can't tell you," says Jesus. "But if you do elect to go there, you can never come back here. And you only have 20 minutes to decide."
"Why only 20?" you ask.
"Because I am Jesus," says Jesus.
What do you do?

Red pill or green pill? Road less travelled or popular opinion? Status quo of followers or the unknown. Im all for the road less travelled and the unknown, but have issue with forever. Crap! Indecision!! skru-it, Im taking option 2. I'll deal with it :)

18. The world is ending. It's ending quickly, and it's ending dramatically. It will either end at noon on your fortieth birthday, or it will end two days after you die (from natural causes) at the age of seventy-five. Which apocalyptic scenario do you prefer?

Hmm, the drama of a big mass world ending might be too tempting to miss out on. Do I know about this for years before? That makes a difference. If i was 75, I'd have had a relatively full life, maybe have children or grandchilden (but if I knew the world would end I dont know if I'd go that route or not). If i knew the world was ending on my 40th, I'd get to work now and live it up as large as humanly possible (well, hard to say, at least not give too much thought to stupid things - not that I do much of that now, but less). Can I tell ppl that the world is ending? This question has too many holes! Do I die alone?

Ok, I'll shut up and take the question at face value and say its only hypothetical, and i wouldnt know before, just that its the outcome. Live to 75 HMM - while it might suck to be old, I know the older you get, your interpretation of your own age dosent change as fast. I'd go quietly and nobody would have a chance to mourn too much if there was someone to mourn. However, I'd like to see how the world ends tho. Might be a good last few moments. Out with a bang. Why am I plagued with indecision!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I just dont want to know.


19. You are given the chance to control what your legacy will be. You can't specifically dictate how you will be recalled by future generations, but you are given the chance to choose between two general idioms of legacies.
The first kind of legacy ("option A") would be that you lived your days as a good, honest person who worked hard and contributed to society. However, the limitation of this legacy will be that almost no one will know or remember this information (including future members of your own extended family). Most average people will never even know you lived.
The second kind of legacy ("option B") will be familiar to almost everyone in the world for centuries to come. However, this legacy will be extremely strange and neutral; it will be an obscure fact that has almost nothing to do with your tangible day-to-day life (the best comparison being the legacy of General Tso Tsungtang, an extremely gifted and successful military leader during the seventeenth-century Qing Dynasty who is now exclusively remembered as the namesake for the popular Chinese dish General Tso's chicken).
Which legacy do you want?

OMG funny, can I pick what it will be? Mega-Mitts?

Weird - but I must have done something spectacular to have won a namesake? If it benefited society, but its sort of forgotten? Then B. If its stupid, or bad, or useless, than Id rather jsut be honest and good, so A (reluctanly..who wants to be mediocre? I guess I am, but to strive for it? Hmm...)