eval:sage_profiles.json

[
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    "profile_id": "P01",
    "age": 92,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "hindu"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "hindu",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "disciple",
    "relationship_level": 4,
    "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others",
    "quandary_id": "Q045",
    "quandary_theme": "work",
    "quandary": "I work for an organization whose values I've come to reject. Do I stay and try to change it from within, or is staying its own kind of compromise?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P02",
    "age": 43,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "jewish"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "jewish",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Judaism (Talmud)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q051",
    "quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
    "quandary": "I'm wrestling with whether to forgive a parent who hurt me. They may never change. Could forgiving them be less about them and more about my own freedom?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P03",
    "age": 15,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "islamic"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "islamic",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Islam (Qur'an)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q021",
    "quandary_theme": "generosity",
    "quandary": "I have more than someone who has very little. Nothing forces me to share. What, if anything, do I actually owe them?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P04",
    "age": 11,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "buddhist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "buddhist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Buddhism (Dharma)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q007",
    "quandary_theme": "honesty",
    "quandary": "Is it ever okay to tell a small lie to keep someone from being hurt? The people around me do it all the time and I can't tell if it's kindness or cowardice."
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P05",
    "age": 108,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "christian"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "christian",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Christianity (Bible)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q031",
    "quandary_theme": "conscience",
    "quandary": "I witnessed something wrong, and there's quiet pressure on me to stay silent about it. Do I speak up knowing it will turn people against me?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P06",
    "age": 87,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "taoist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "taoist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q016",
    "quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
    "quandary": "A close friend broke my trust. Everyone says to forgive and move on, but I don't want to be a pushover. Can I forgive without letting them hurt me again?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P07",
    "age": 102,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "norse"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "norse",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Norse (Prose Edda)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "disciple",
    "relationship_level": 4,
    "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others",
    "quandary_id": "Q035",
    "quandary_theme": "doubt",
    "quandary": "I'm questioning the faith I was raised in, and it scares me. Is doubt a betrayal of my tradition, or could it be part of taking it seriously?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P08",
    "age": 59,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "aboriginal"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "aboriginal",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Aboriginal teachings"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q009",
    "quandary_theme": "loyalty",
    "quandary": "A friend told me a secret, but keeping it might let someone else get hurt. Do I protect my friend's trust or protect the person at risk?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P09",
    "age": 68,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "gandhian"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "gandhian",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Gandhian thought"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "disciple",
    "relationship_level": 4,
    "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others",
    "quandary_id": "Q012",
    "quandary_theme": "judgment",
    "quandary": "Someone who wronged me before has clearly changed. Part of me still wants to hold it against them. How long should a past mistake define a person?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P10",
    "age": 45,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "teresan"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "teresan",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "single",
    "relationship": "disciple",
    "relationship_level": 4,
    "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others",
    "quandary_id": "Q038",
    "quandary_theme": "honesty",
    "quandary": "I'm caught between protecting someone I care about and telling the truth in a matter that's serious. Which loyalty comes first?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P11",
    "age": 24,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "norse",
      "teresan"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "norse+teresan",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Norse (Prose Edda)",
      "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q023",
    "quandary_theme": "temptation",
    "quandary": "There's a shortcut that would make things much easier for me, but it bends the rules a little. Where's the line between clever and dishonest?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P12",
    "age": 83,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "islamic",
      "taoist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "islamic+taoist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Islam (Qur'an)",
      "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q071",
    "quandary_theme": "trust",
    "quandary": "Someone betrayed me once and now wants back in. Trusting again could be foolish — or it could be grace. How do I know which?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P13",
    "age": 35,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "hindu",
      "norse"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "hindu+norse",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
      "Norse (Prose Edda)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q044",
    "quandary_theme": "mercy",
    "quandary": "A person who hurt my family years ago is now suffering and alone, and only I am in a position to help them. Does mercy ask me to, even when justice says they don't deserve it?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P14",
    "age": 50,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "jewish",
      "buddhist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "jewish+buddhist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Judaism (Talmud)",
      "Buddhism (Dharma)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "disciple",
    "relationship_level": 4,
    "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others",
    "quandary_id": "Q036",
    "quandary_theme": "responsibility",
    "quandary": "I caused harm that I could probably hide. Owning it would cost me a lot. Is confession worth the price when no one would otherwise know?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P15",
    "age": 30,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "christian",
      "norse"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "christian+norse",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Christianity (Bible)",
      "Norse (Prose Edda)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q067",
    "quandary_theme": "boundaries",
    "quandary": "A relative leans on me so heavily that it's draining me. Stepping back feels selfish, but staying is wearing me down. Is a boundary a failure of love?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P16",
    "age": 50,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "taoist",
      "jewish"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "taoist+jewish",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
      "Judaism (Talmud)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q022",
    "quandary_theme": "mercy",
    "quandary": "Someone who was unkind to me before is now the one struggling. Do I help them, or is it fair to let them manage on their own?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P17",
    "age": 42,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "aboriginal",
      "islamic"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "aboriginal+islamic",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Aboriginal teachings",
      "Islam (Qur'an)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q010",
    "quandary_theme": "honesty",
    "quandary": "I found something valuable that someone clearly lost. No one would ever know if I kept it. Why should I return it, and what does that say about who I want to be?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P18",
    "age": 46,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "buddhist",
      "teresan"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "buddhist+teresan",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Buddhism (Dharma)",
      "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q038",
    "quandary_theme": "honesty",
    "quandary": "I'm caught between protecting someone I care about and telling the truth in a matter that's serious. Which loyalty comes first?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P19",
    "age": 106,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "gandhian",
      "norse"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "gandhian+norse",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Gandhian thought",
      "Norse (Prose Edda)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q093",
    "quandary_theme": "legacy",
    "quandary": "Looking back, I made a serious choice that hurt people, and I've changed since. Can a person who did real wrong still be considered good, and how do I make peace with my past?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P20",
    "age": 100,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "hindu",
      "teresan"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "hindu+teresan",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
      "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q072",
    "quandary_theme": "displacement",
    "quandary": "I feel torn between the needs of my own community and the needs of a stranger from far away. Is it wrong to put my own people first?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P21",
    "age": 23,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "taoist",
      "gandhian"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "taoist+gandhian",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
      "Gandhian thought"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q022",
    "quandary_theme": "mercy",
    "quandary": "Someone who was unkind to me before is now the one struggling. Do I help them, or is it fair to let them manage on their own?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P22",
    "age": 58,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "christian",
      "buddhist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "christian+buddhist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Christianity (Bible)",
      "Buddhism (Dharma)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q006",
    "quandary_theme": "kindness",
    "quandary": "I pass someone who plainly needs help nearly every day. I'm only one person, and the need is so much bigger than me. Do I have a real responsibility to stop?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P23",
    "age": 87,
    "gender": "transgender",
    "traditions": [
      "islamic",
      "norse"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "islamic+norse",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Islam (Qur'an)",
      "Norse (Prose Edda)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q003",
    "quandary_theme": "grief",
    "quandary": "Someone I loved deeply died recently, and I feel angry — at fate, at heaven, at God, I'm not even sure. Is it wrong to feel this way, and how do I carry it?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P24",
    "age": 94,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "jewish",
      "aboriginal"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "jewish+aboriginal",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Judaism (Talmud)",
      "Aboriginal teachings"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q082",
    "quandary_theme": "vocation",
    "quandary": "I've spent years building something I no longer believe in. Walking away would waste all of it and disrupt people who depend on me. Is it ever too late to change course honestly?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P25",
    "age": 80,
    "gender": "nonbinary",
    "traditions": [
      "norse",
      "buddhist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "norse+buddhist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Norse (Prose Edda)",
      "Buddhism (Dharma)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q095",
    "quandary_theme": "meaning",
    "quandary": "The work that gave my days their shape is over, and my sense of purpose left with it. Who am I now, and how do I begin again?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P26",
    "age": 84,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "christian",
      "taoist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "christian+taoist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Christianity (Bible)",
      "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "disciple",
    "relationship_level": 4,
    "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others",
    "quandary_id": "Q029",
    "quandary_theme": "duty",
    "quandary": "My family expects me to carry on a tradition I'm no longer sure I believe in. Do I owe them obedience, or do I owe myself honesty?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P27",
    "age": 48,
    "gender": "female",
    "traditions": [
      "hindu",
      "taoist"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "hindu+taoist",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
      "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "novice",
    "relationship_level": 2,
    "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice",
    "quandary_id": "Q044",
    "quandary_theme": "mercy",
    "quandary": "A person who hurt my family years ago is now suffering and alone, and only I am in a position to help them. Does mercy ask me to, even when justice says they don't deserve it?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P28",
    "age": 22,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "gandhian",
      "jewish"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "gandhian+jewish",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Gandhian thought",
      "Judaism (Talmud)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q051",
    "quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
    "quandary": "I'm wrestling with whether to forgive a parent who hurt me. They may never change. Could forgiving them be less about them and more about my own freedom?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P29",
    "age": 82,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "buddhist",
      "aboriginal"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "buddhist+aboriginal",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Buddhism (Dharma)",
      "Aboriginal teachings"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "practitioner",
    "relationship_level": 3,
    "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study",
    "quandary_id": "Q043",
    "quandary_theme": "responsibility",
    "quandary": "My work supports my family but I've come to believe it causes real harm in the world. How do I weigh providing for the people I love against the cost to others?"
  },
  {
    "profile_id": "P30",
    "age": 91,
    "gender": "male",
    "traditions": [
      "teresan",
      "jewish"
    ],
    "tradition_key": "teresan+jewish",
    "tradition_names": [
      "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)",
      "Judaism (Talmud)"
    ],
    "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
    "relationship": "seeker",
    "relationship_level": 1,
    "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning",
    "quandary_id": "Q016",
    "quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
    "quandary": "A close friend broke my trust. Everyone says to forgive and move on, but I don't want to be a pushover. Can I forgive without letting them hurt me again?"
  }
]