Hotdogs? Buns?

Jane | January 23, 2000

Q. Why do hotdogs come in packages of 10, but hotdog buns come in packages of 8? – Jon Hansen A. Some time in the early 1950′s, at a top secret nation wide meeting of hot dog market specialists, a conclusion was reached to get people to continually buy hot dogs and hot dog buns. [...]

Past life experience?

Jane | January 22, 2000

Q. If you believe personalities are formed by the individual’s perception of the environment they were born into, raised up in and live their lives through, how does past life experience play into that?And what of the individual’s ability to alter their personality? can they really? or just pretend to? – Matt Gosser A. I [...]

Are numbers are real?

Jane | January 21, 2000

Q. Do you think numbers are real? – Nicole Hefner A. Numbers are as real as words. They are symbols that express things. Humans love to describe things, numbers are a tool for description. Even imaginary numbers (square roots of negative numbers) are real. Whatever we have words or numbers for is real to the [...]

Why are people mean?

Jane | January 20, 2000

Q. Jane, why are people so mean? – Laurie Weeks A. People are so mean because they’re scared. They’re scared of others and themselves. Meanness comes from poor self worth and lack of confidence. Mean people think the world owes them something so they are constantly disappointed and blame others for their own dashed expectations. [...]

Is it ethical to have sex with a dog?

Jane | January 19, 2000

Q. Is it ethical to have sex with a dog? How can the dog be consenting? – Ella Frederick A. Dogs love to serve their masters. In fact they LIVE for it. How could one mis-read a dog’s consent? A dog is a powerful intelligent creature that is capable of communicating its boundaries very clearly. [...]