Would the world be a better place if everybody could hear everybodies thoughts?

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#1 slipknot0129
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Would the world be a better place if everybody could hear everybodies thoughts? It would solve the problems of liars and thiefs for sure and alot more.

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#2 mattykovax
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Im going to go out on a limb and say no.
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#3 Legendaryscmt
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If anything it would create a lot more tension between people.

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#4 Pirate700
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No of course not. :lol:

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#5 l4dak47
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no....especailly when i'm around attractive women i would just get slapped :oops:

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#6 LJS9502_basic
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No. You think there are fights now....imagine if everyone knew what other's thought.:|
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#7 HitomiChan
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no TC.. :P a lot of fights and face slapping will happen.. not to mention more divorces.. Lol.

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#8 deepdreamer256
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Really, no, it would be a mess. People would go mad.
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#9 megagene
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That would be the worst thing ever. :|
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#10 x8VXU6
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hell no, the world would be way worst cuz ppl cant handle the truth all the time

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#11 ArmoredAshes
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That would end horrific....sometimes little lies are what hold everything together

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#12 Gallion-Beast
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It'd be great, we could all fly around space in giant cubes trying to assimilate other civilisations.
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#13 hoplayletsplay
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Great, I guess I'll be the only one who agree with the thesis. Aren't we trying to improve our understanding and connecting the whole world as time goes? Aren't we trying to have a better communication with one another, expressing the feeling deep inside us? I think being able to hear everybody's thought will helping bring equality to our society. Of course some of you might not want that to happen, talk about the greed for superiority. I think most of you are being negative because fighting is all you guys have in mind.
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#14 Razor-Lazor
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Hell no.
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#15 jimmyjammer69
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Yes. We lie to ourselves and each other about what human nature really is - and, as far as I can tell, half of our problems ultimately stem from deception. Removing that couldn't be all bad.
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#16 deactivated-5a79221380856
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It'd make decent people more careful with their thoughts, which would be good.
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#17 Gallion-Beast
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It'd make decent people more careful with their thoughts, which would be good.Genetic_Code
No one controls their thoughts, this'd just remove people's ability to censor themselves.
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#18 Kenny789
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I wouldn't be able to go out ever again. Girls would slap me and guys I hate would keep fighting me.
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#19 rjxtian
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No. I'm still working on "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

I would be in big trouble if people could read my thoughts.

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#20 deepdreamer256
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[QUOTE="hoplayletsplay"]Great, I guess I'll be the only one who agree with the thesis. Aren't we trying to improve our understanding and connecting the whole world as time goes? Aren't we trying to have a better communication with one another, expressing the feeling deep inside us? I think being able to hear everybody's thought will helping bring equality to our society. Of course some of you might not want that to happen, talk about the greed for superiority. I think most of you are being negative because fighting is all you guys have in mind.

I doubt it would really work as well as you seem to suggest. One of the fundamental aspects of psychological stability is having a certain amount of privacy in your own mind. Almost everyone nowadays communicate behind facades which have been constructed to hide weakness, and if you take those away and expose the potentially ugly shell beneath, then all you're going to do is cause people to be even more repelled from each other than they already are. I can easily imagine a world where people are afraid to leave their own houses in fear of having their minds exposed. Of course, there are the other fundamental problems it could cause in society. Say when people who's personalities clash would need to work together on a project or something, and are unable to get along with it because their true feelings are constantly on display. Furthermore, it could be potentially disastrous for people who have secrets to hide for various reasons. Also , how are people meant to play games in the same room if they cannot keep their tactics hidden (less major problem but I'm sure you see my point.) How is the education system meant to function when teachers cannot explain subjects without being constantly bombarded with cries of boredom from their students' minds? Anyway, what you're supposed to glean from this is that there is a good reason why people's minds are closed off from one another, and the alternative is the tenth circle of hell.
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#21 ZookGuy
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No.
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#22 jimmyjammer69
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I wouldn't be able to go out ever again. Girls would slap me and guys I hate would keep fighting me.Kenny789
Nah, since everyone would be deserving of just as much of a kicking, nobody would have the energy and we'd just end up accepting that's how people are. Personally, I think that without that wall of frustrations, we'd be better off.
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#23 ghoklebutter
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That would make a huge impact on teenagers with raging horomones (besides other things), so no.

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#24 deactivated-5a79221380856
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No one controls their thoughts, this'd just remove people's ability to censor themselves.Gallion-Beast
You can control your thoughts, just as much as you can control your action. For example, if I curse a lot in my mind, I can force myself to stop by reminding myself every time. Yes, some thoughts come instantly without volition, but those are built on habits of prior thinking.
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#25 gamerguru100
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Would the world be a better place if everybody could hear everybodies thoughts? It would solve the problems of liars and thiefs for sure and alot more.

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No, it would create more tension among people. I wouldn't want anyone reading my mind. I assure you.

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#26 LZ71
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No. A persons mind is the most private place they can be, and I wouldn't want someone to be able to invade that.
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#27 cpo335
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Only if that power was granted to me and only me wuld the world be a better place,.
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#28 hedden93
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No, i think it would just make everything worse.

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#29 deepdreamer256
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Only if that power was granted to me and only me wuld the world be a better place,.cpo335
Am I the only person thinking about Mao from Code Geass? >_>