Some random questions and my answers in green.

1. Are you a fashion victim or do you have a more
relaxed style?



No. Haven't a clue about fashion I'm afraid!



2. Do you have a non-conformist side?



Yes.  Perhaps a more appropriate question
would be do I have a conformist side!



3. Would you be able to spend an entire weekend at home reading?



Yes.  Either novels, books on philosophical
issues.  Books on parapsychology, etc



4. Who do you find more amusing, Blackadder or Mr Bean?



Blackadder by far!  Love his cynical
observations.  Especially like the fourth series set in the 1st world
war.  Everyone enthusiastic about fighting the hun, but Blackadder seeing
the war for what it is.



5. Do you on odd occasions like to have deep meaningful discussions about
whether God exists, whether there is a "life after death" etc?



Yes.  Although I confine my discussions over
the net normally.  I use discussion boards, blogs and even facebook to
voice my opinions on such issues. 



6. Do you believe in a "life after death" and that there is an ultimate
purpose to our lives?



Yes.  The issue is complex.  We seem to
cease to exist in deep sleep every night, and that makes it feel very
reasonable to suppose this life is all we have.  On the other hand there
is a great deal of evidence suggesting survival (i.e "life after
death").  And there are other issues too which favour survival.



7. Do you tend to be pensive (yes) or are you normally quite lighthearted?



No.  But sometimes yes.  Depends on my
mood!





8. Did you read Enid Blyton books when you were a child?



Yes.  I absolutely loved Enid Blyton! 
The number of times I read books like the famous five, Adventure series (Island
of Adventure et al), R adventure series (The Rockingdown Mystery et al), The
Five Find Outers and Dog (the mystery of the burnt cottage et al) you wouldn't
believe.

9. Do you get easily offended?



No.  Although I do get pissed off with
people.  I have a friend for example who has continually been nagging me
for the past 25 years to be more normal and have normal interests. 






10. Do you think backwards time travel is possible if our technology were
sufficiently advanced?



No.  But this is a really difficult
question!  Did you know that forward time travel is possible?  Not
just at the normal rate.  I mean by travelling extremely close to the
speed of light, or entering a strong gravitational speed, you can travel into
the future.  Hence it is theoretically possible for you to travel to the
year 3000 and only age a week say.  But you wouldn't be able to get back
to 2012.  Or at least you might be able to but that's the question we're
asking! 



11. Do you believe that computers/robots/androids could ever become conscious
in contrast to merely appearing to be conscious?



No.  If we are mere biological robots it
should be possible.  But even if we accept we are, a computer
merely follows instructions.  So the answers to questions it provides are
not due to a conscious understanding, but by mechanically following
rules.  Is a calculator conscious because it gives the answer to the
square root of 2?