The questions tend to be delve beyond the ordinary, but range in actual subject across many disciplines. Typically one question is of a more objective, analytical view of existence, while the other asks a more personal, emotional question. I also try to link the two questions with a common bond.

I try to mail out questions every few months. Do not set your watch to their frequency however, as likely I will get behind every now and then.

People can then send their responses to my questions back to me via Email or the web page. If you explicitly allow me to, I will post your response on the web site (and possibly to the email list) to share with others and hopefully instigate further thought.

The second intention is to force myself to exercise my own mind. Organizing the questions and reading the various responses will help keep me mentally active, and task -- like just about any exercise -- requires a fair amount of determination to sustain it.

Finally, it is my hopes QuestNet can act as a forum for interesting, albeit moderated, discussion of interesting topics. Currently, any sharing of responses is purely through the web sites and my question response summaries. In the future, depending on significant enough response to QuestNet, I hope to expand out into a more interactive environment.

And of course, QuestNet also helps to feed that voracious hunger of mine to know the minds of others.

Thus, let me make it absolutely clear that any response that you send me is strictly confidential between us and will not be shared with anyone without your explicit permission.

With each question whether or not I can post your response on the Web for others to read. If you agree to having your response made public, I offer several possibilities: anonymously, with your name, or with your name and email address. If you ever do not specify, I will consider it completely private and not publish it at all.

It is also my hope that I can continue with discussion of these questions individually with anyone interested beyond the first initial response.

I also would like to stress that I perfectly understand if you do not wish to respond to the questions to me. Some questions can be quite drilling in their personal nature. Again, my primary goal is to instigate thought, so if you think about the questions for even just an hour and then never send back a reply, I'd be very happy!

Finally, if you do decide to answer a question only halfway because of personal reasons or otherwise, please tell me so that I know that there is more thought not spoken of. Also, please do not feel like you need to answer both questions -- one is fine!

If it appears people would like to see my responses via email, I am willing to send them out with the next month's questions as well.

I am always thirsting for more probing questions that cut through to the core of one's perception of life and existence. Please do not hesitate to send them to me! ;-) If you like, I will credit you!

Therefore, simply assume your own definition of that abstract idea. If your own version is sufficiently different from the norm, feel free to elaborate or clarify! ;-)

And if the question is unclear, feel free to make any assumptions you need to make it clear. Hopefully, my question is verbose enough to avoid any need for clarification in the first place.