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That's 12 sets asked, and only 2 sets answered, so if anyone else wants to ask me some questions go ahead. I shall answer them in the comments here. I'll only set you some if you've asked me some first.

Update: Thanks, those were fun. I think I've had enough now though :-)

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1) If you could change your sexuality, would you? What would it be? I don't mean just whether you'd choose to be homo/hetero/bi or poly/mono, but also aspects like sexual appetite, dom/sub etc. Feel free to interpret this as a non-permanent change if it makes the answer easier or more interesting.

I'm pretty happy with the balance I have between attraction towards men and women. It seems to work for me. I would like to change my libido in some ways though. At the moment it's somewhat artficially suppressed in physical terms by the anti-depressants I'm taking, which is definitely something I'd like to change fairly soon. I'd kind of like it to be a bit more voracious in terms of interest in sex in the first place too though. Not that I'm uninterested per se, I'd just quite like to be a little more so. In terms of poly/mononess I don't think I'm the sort of person who's moderately happy in both sorts of relationships, I'd like it if poly were a little easier for me though. I don't know how much that answers your question. In terms of non-permanent changes I'm not sure there are any, might be interesting to try having a more few kinks maybe. Just to see what it's like. Be interested to see what sex is like from a male POV too, but that's less of a mental change!

2) If you could travel back in time and prevent one person from dying, who would it be?

Ian.

3) If you could change history and introduce one scientific advance many years earlier, which would it be?

The knowledge of the necessity for clean water. I think that alone could make one hell of a difference. Though I dread to think of its implication in times of famine perhaps.

4) If you knew there was going to be a world collapse of civilisation, a real rebuild-from-Stone-Age situation, and you were able to transmit exactly one sentence to the future people, what would it be? What of our current knowledge, cultural of scientific, is most worth preserving? (Note Richard Feynmann's already had a go at this one)

"Good luck". To be honest I don't know what's most worth preserving. The sort of general survival skills that are likely to be needed are one thing that springs to mind, but given man worked out how to make fire by itself once and so on no doubt we could do it again. And other things I wonder how they could be preserved in isolation to be honest. Perhaps I should pass on a snatch of song of some sort, since I think preserving some sort of art is a good way to go.

5) How many roads must a man walk down? That is, do you think it's necessary to try out and experience many different avenues (relationships, career choices, drugs, whatever) in order to be fulfilled in life? Does your personal answer differ from the general case?

I don't think you do need to experience many things, no. I think experience can enrich your life, and there are places where you might wonder "what if?" but throwing away a good thing just because you're not sure if something better might be around the corner isn't always a great idea. I think the same applies for me as for most people. I do think some people hanker for change more than others do though, and that for them fulfilment might be harder to find.