Could you imagine living in a world where EVERYONE was telepathic, i.e. NO secrets, NO lies, No duplicity. Could we cope? How would it change the world as we know it? Would it make life easier or more difficult?
Remember nothing is hidden, even politicians wouldn't be able to hide the truth. Your enemy would know exactly where you are coming from, what you are thinking and what you are planning BUT you will know exactly what he's thinking TOO
What do you reckon? Would you be able to live in a completely TELEPATHIC World?
[question posted by wolfie34]
responses and comments:
Wolfie if only you could read my mind :P:P. Naw i would not want everyone knowing my thoughts because I would be in big trouble most of the time. plus think of how cluttered your mind would get if you were in a crowded place. The voices would drive you mad!!!! No thanks wolfie. Stay out of my mind!! XXX [mssnow]
I dont know is that an 80's group? back in the 80's i only liked the hair bands lol [mssnow]
I think I would probably die. That would be like being public property and being raped every second, every minute, every day, every month, every year till you die. You can't even do a thing but stand (or lie down rather, since you won't have the energy) there and be raped. What a horrible thought. :P [lordwarwizard]
No, thats you drooling Lord :P [mssnow]
I would be able to live in such a world but I would not like it, I believe some of our thoughts need to be kept private and I know I would not like to know everyone's deep dark secret so I would prefer that we continue living in such a world that does not have any telepathy in it. [texasclassygal]
I think it would be too much. It would be nice if we had these telepathic buttons where, the closer were were to someone we could let our guard down a bit, but if any thing went pear shaped we could take the facility away. Now that would be really good, so I would have no phone bill and my Hubby would be able to be mentally with me all the time lol. But then I would know exactly when he is looking at another woman, then I would press a button where he would get electrocuted only very slightly in the right place just as a reminder of where he is at lol. hehe, only joking, but I would love that intimacy with my soul mate but not with all and sundry, that would be too much. Can you imagine all the noise? [yanjiaren]
I find the thought of it quite scarey i know men eye you up and imagine what we look like naked but hearing what there thinking is just to much information lol What if my mum bought me one of her pressies which i can never wear she would be horrified to know i just didn't like it and worse if i took it back to the shop! my boss would know what i really thought and i'd be out of a job so noooooooooooooooooo [Naomi17]
Lol. That is a good post wolfie. I know that i could not cope. Living in a world of telepathy's. It seems impossible. Probably the world would be full of fears, and everyone would work on inventing some special machine that will prevent other people from feeling other people. LOl. I do hope that this will stay a fantasy situation, and will never really be in real life. [liranlgo]
Sounds almost too easy and boring to me. Besides, wouldn't our heads explode if we knew what everybody was thinking? Oh the noise in our brains! It would be hideous! There's enough cacophony in some of our heads already. Perish the thought! [cremechese]
i could never live in a Telepathic world. There are just certain things i don't want anyone to know. i need my secrets. In fact, i think everyone needs their secrets. i think a lot of people would just be even more angry all the time if they were telepathic. They would know all the stupid and hurtful things other people were thinking. [xfallenxlostx]
Oh I think it will be a mess if we all were telepathy. If we were I would know what you are saying about me or whoever it may be oh I think I rather have some secrets LOL. I really don't think I could live in a telepathy world. That would be too wild and scary [aprilgrl]
Have you ever read "1984" by George Orvell? I can picture something like that happening if the world was telepathic. They could get some kind of government like that and then they would always know who was going to revolt or cause an uprising and kill them before it happened. That kind of government could be in power forever that way. And then think of Minority Report - there were telepaths in that movie/book. Could you really ethically arrest people for crimes they didn't commit yet? It would be such a weird world. [Withoutwings]
Well, the thought police would have an easy job. The lawyers would be out of a job. [Destiny007]
Heard about telepathy, but not sure whether it is real or just a concept. [bhuvahsya]
could you imagine living in a world without PRIVACY? now i know why we weren't given telepathic powers - look at all what you will be missing: privacy - hell, i don't want my neighbors to know that i'm banging some cute chick at home! the thrills - if you know what everyone else's is thinking then there wouldn't be the thrills of asking questions about certain topics like love. the games - if you know what a poker player has in his hands then there would be no pleasure in playing at all because you already know what the outcome would be. i'd rather live in a telekinetic world. now i don't need the remote control anymore. ;) [BrianKomeini]
haha, nice topic taken to be discussed. [lutfulgufran]
That would be weired and no I don't think I would like that lol I think that would cause riots to be honest with you if everyone knew what you where thinking I mean imagine if you do not like someone and they can read your thoughts I hate to think what would happen lol [gabs8513]
Ohh it would be so tough on all of us. Only one thing would have been good for society about the politician. They could not do wrong thing because general people would know them and next time they will not get any vote. It would be so hard with friends, family and dealing with other people. It's like ohhh gosh you think about me like that! [sweetlady10]
I think we'd end up all wearing white, and everything would become boring and dull. Art and such would simply become mere habit rather then decor or inspiring. People in power would be revealed, and people without power would never gain any advantages, so everyone would just kind of sink down to the same level, until a general consensus was eventually reached that people would be assigned duties to fulfill our necessary needs. Nobody would argue, since they wouldn't be able to get away with anything, and so they'd just go along with it. Life would eventually become an emotionless dystopia where nobody has the will to fight. It would rank pretty high among dystopias, at least. It wouldn't be anything Orwellian, and it wouldn't be as hedonistic as Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. But it would be mostly boring. Secrets are what gives people interest in life. While it would be wonderful to have no more competition, people would become disinterested and detached without any mystery to life. As you can probably tell, I've thought about this a lot, since I used this topic as a short story for a creative writing project one time, and I was planning to revive it if I ever take an Intermediate Fiction Writing class, except that this class is never offered at a reasonable time of day. Also, it would be irritatingly noisy, because people's thoughts are a jumbled stream of amassing thoughts, unclear and disconnected at times. It would be so confusing we'd all fall down from migraines. [ZaffireWolf]
You have thought about this... good, but I remember one movie I have seen before years! In which the main character become suddenly able to see and hear other's inside hidden things which they really did not express or say! And it was shocking and disturbing for him to pass through all such: Now think what would happen if the whole world would be able to get this kind of energy!? I think that why we are thinking this way? Because we are feeling that everything said is not right? And all are playing with others? The truth is hidden always behind? [healwell]
I wouldnt,I would not like my thoughts to be common knowledge thats for sure.I think I would become even more of a recluse than I already am.Can you imagine the intrusions that this would cause,imagine fancying your neighbours wife,and your neighbour knowing exactly what you would like to do to her.No thanks,somethings should remain private and are not for the public domain. [jimbo45]
In one way it would be hugely refreshing. You would have to be truthful, not only to everyone around you, but to yourself. Now that would send you straight on a path to enlightenment!!! That's if it doesn't kill you first. LOL. [Tetchie]
we are living in such a fast world, that we dont try to tap into all of our senses. I think when we really relax our minds that we can tap into our sixth sense. I do believe some have that abilty more so then others.We have alot to explore in these areas. I would like to believe that the power would always be used for good. [eaforeman6]
Well, we'll gonna have the cons and pros if that will happen. But as what I am used to in our world that we are having right now, I would rather not live in a telepathic world. I think that sounds aberrant. I don't want my thinking to be expose to any one. I really need my thoughts compose and confidential. And would gladly let it out if only I would like to verbalize them. The world will be in trouble if we are going to have a telepathic place. [sweetsue]
ohhh..that would be soooo cool. But you know what, I don't think this world will survive if there are no secrets. Imagine how many people will fight, if there are no secrets. If your partner thought another girl pretty or another guy hunky, dont' you think it would start a jealous fit if you knew about it. Or if you're partner wanted to kick your butt for not cleaning the house or mowing the lawn, and you knew about it, don't you think it would start a fight? Or if your boss asked you to do something, and you thought to yourself that he can do it himself, you have plenty of things to do without him adding up to it. and since your boss can read your mind, he'd know it and you might end up getting fired. Even the petty little things would be cause for arguments simply just because you found out. It would be nice to have a completely telephatic world, where there are no secrets but in the end, i don't think it will be fruitful at all. [chaime]
I do not think I would like this at all. Part of our make up is to be able to protect ourselves and sometimes the odd lie is a way of doing this. I have so many thoughts racing round my head all the time I think I would drive everyone mad. I would not like to be able to hear what everyone is thinking either, apart from politicians. It should be compulsory that they are wired up on a daily basis to a telepathic machine so we can hear what they are really thinking or plotting. Now that would be interesting. I wonder who would stand for parliment if this ever came true? Good discussion Wolfie!!+ [ItTakesAllSorts]
Life would be much quieter as people wouldn't need to speak. I think peeople would spend a lot of time in controlling their thoughts,there would be meditation classes. Maybe people would understand each other better and get along better as a result. [mihimolly]
wow... i can't imagine it would be like that. it's like nobody can make secrets and no back fighters. haha! that would be great because all of us will be 100% honest. but i think that would one in a million year. i can think i can live if our world is like that. i have nothing to hide and i don't like lying and secrets. I want to be true always true to yourself and no hidden agendas. it's everybody is clean inside their hearts and conscience are pure. peaceful life. [queenie_sum]
Yes i do believe in telepathy and I feel that it really works out. [anup12]
The world would be different. I am sure we would figure out a way to hide our thoughts. And if for some reason we just can't find a way, then we would not lie and never think bad thoughts. If we do, then we could be in for some serious trouble. Just think of the trouble we get into sometimes from saying stuff. [myexcellency2]
If only I was a telepath it would have be real fun! Imagine, nothing is hidden from me!! But living in a world where each one is a telepath would have been really not worth living. I'm not much worried though coz this is not possible in the real world. Still, nano technology may have the power to make this happen some day. who knows? This made me recall that one day I went to see a telepath who told me that I'm gonna be very famous one day. I was surprised to know that but he has made me think of different ways leading to fame. Did you meet any telepath recently? [smilingurvashi]
It would be absolutely horrible if we lived in a telepathic world. I love the old saying 'you can't be hung for what you think' and I think it's great. I've thought about your discussion topic before (blimme you're telepathic) and always been soooo glad that people can't read your mind and your thoughts. I think I would have been hung a million times by now lol! [Bizziebod]
I would HATE that! lways try to be as honest as possible but we all need some privacy - espescially in our thoughts! xxx [mummymo]
One thing is for sure in a telepathic world there wouldn't be any politicians .. hahahaha .. they never tell the truth do they .. and we would all know their guilty little secrets hehehhe I'm not sure I would want to know everything someone else was thinking .. even the most humble of thoughts could be quite hurtful to someone over hearing it .. I think if we were all telepathic there would be a HUGE business creating blocking devices .. [patootie]