The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown
Crazy hypothetical: *

There is the possibility that a counter can be place in your visual range that will tell you exactly when you are going to die. It will be a date displayed in the corner of your eyes so that all time you will see the date of you death. This counter will adjust as you do things that will put you in danger thus shrinking your life span and as you do things that might help you to live longer.

Would you want to have that counter if it was perfectly accurate?

How much do you think it would affect your behavior?

What if it was not perfectly accurate but rather a probability based on an average person?

*Crazy Hypothetical is a mental game that gives you a conditional choice that gets you thinking about a subject. I used these for several years as discussion starters in Bible class. This one is good for discussion about choices that change our life and how we view our own morality.