http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LapisLazuli5318/We're living in an incredibly interesting day and age - in terms of what's happening in the world of politics, global religion, crime, technology and society as a whole. We're witnessing phenomena and events which have simply had no precedent. I firmly believe that everything means something - and that the value of living any one day rests in the lessons we draw from that day. There are lessons therefore to be drawn from looking at what's happening in the world around us - and benefits to be had from doing so. In an increasingly secular world - viewing things through the lenses of ethics and morality is also increasingly important, I feel. This applies from everything to countries' foreign and domestic policies - to technological, biological and scientific progress. Just examples. I'd like '42' to be a space within which such issues can be broached, discussed and frustrations aired - and hopefully even solutions arrived at, in even a small way, to some of those things.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LapisLazuli5318/324377I assume that this subject will be covered in many blogs - but just adding my penny's-worth - I think he should not be put to death. If the choice were between execution and freedom - then that would be different, but still a dilemma. However - incarceration alone will achieve the objective of...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LapisLazuli5318/324083I think that as much as we might think that the above question may only be pertinent for and to the 'developing world' - black markets exist in the West, making it pertinent anywhere. So - you have the desperate father who needs money badly to save the life of his dying young son - and can muster...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LapisLazuli5318/323054I'm very specifically referring to towns and cities - where the economic environment is in a reasonable state, employment rates are average or better - and the political climate is reasonably stable. The UK would therefore count as an example......When you see people sleeping on the streets,...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LapisLazuli5318/322345A classic quandary. When bringing children into the world - what is the 'correct' role for the parent(s)? Children are inherently curious beings - and so the arrival of the question-and-answer stage is inevitable. These are opportunities. But what do we do with these? Do we 'take advantage' of...