No Country For Old Men

1. Do some people lack a soul?

2. Has the human capacity for evil increased over time? Is there a new kind of evil of the modern age or have people always been capable of the same kind of evil?

3. Is trying to combat evil a futile task?

4. Do you think that you can easily get a sense of how empathetic someone is?

5. How do you determine who is rational? Very few people see themselves as being irrational. So, how do you keep your own tendencies towards irrationality in check?

6. How easily can you identify your principles? How about the principles of your friends and family? How do you engage with those who do not share your principles?

7. How much of what happens in life is determined by luck?

8. Can a coin be lucky and just another coin at the same time?

9. Do you believe in fate? If so, how do you generally engage with a word in which your fate has already been determined?

10. What does Chigurh symbolize? Is Chigurh principled?

11. If the universe is inherently indifferent and meaningless, how does one go about creating meaning?

12. How important are promises to you? Do you follow through with your promises regardless of the cost or changing circumstances?

13. What did you think of Moss returning to the scene of the drug deal to bring the dying man water? Do you think he was acting on principle or impulse? Why do we sometimes knowingly do things that we claim are stupid? Are we following principles which we value above all else? Are you more comfortable with failing while being principled or would you rather sacrifice living by your principles to attain some version of success?

14. When you make potentially dangerous choices, do you take into account how this might affect those who care about you? Or, does your autonomy come first?

15. Do most of your choices come from a place of morality, self-interest, or a fairly even combination of the two?

16. Do you believe in karma? How do you maintain this belief when recognizing all of the good and bad things that happen to people across the spectrum of good and evil?

17. Many people are quick to dismiss the notion of evil. If you are one to dismiss the notion of evil, how do you define evil or how do you think others are defining evil?

18. If you enjoyed the book or movie, are you able to identify why you are fond of it?

19. How do you find peace in a chaotic world?

20. Do you make decisions based on what is best for you in the present and future, or do you make decisions based on trying to rectify mistakes and wounds from the past? (Or…) Is attempting to rectify the past what is best for you in the present?