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What would the world look like if all humans had a telepathic connection to each other

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And separately: Isn't that almost what is accomplished now? Having phones with internet access, could we be heading in that direction? A mental world wide web?
 

Terese

Mangalam Pundarikakshah
Staff member
Premium Member
We would have all the telepathic pros and cons that the Protoss have. Individuality vs collectiveness would be more pronounced, to name one.
 
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Thief

Rogue Theologian
And separately: Isn't that almost what is accomplished now? Having phones with internet access, could we be heading in that direction? A mental world wide web?
heaven

I believe communication in the next life is mind to mind....heart to heart

but of course....the same technique dealt for domination...
would be hell

share your dreams .....be nice about it

but this, I post , for the sake of this world
as the effect would be VERY similar
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
If all humans had instant unavoidable uninhibited communication.....
th
 

DawudTalut

Peace be upon you.
What would the world look like if all humans had a telepathic connection to each other

And separately: Isn't that almost what is accomplished now? Having phones with internet access, could we be heading in that direction? A mental world wide web?
Peace be on you.
If all human have such connection with each other means, everyone has 7 + Billion connections.
How many active, how many inactive, or just active are those whom we know?
Have you seen TV anchor with hidden phone in his / her ear. Some time they seems in trouble, their thought tells different than producer says.
Bombardment of messages will make life uncomfortable, like if your mobile phone rings all the times.
If there is control on such telepathy, then fine.
But IMO such universal telepathy will not take place. Do not worry.
 
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Thief

Rogue Theologian
more like screaming.....just that.....and lots of it

cause everyone would realize how dark the human spirit really is

Twilight Zone.....with no off switch
 

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
What would the world look like if all humans had a telepathic connection to each other
VERY different indeed! Thought patterns and even subject matters would develop in entirely different ways. Mental health would be drammatically different and deal with epidemics fairly often. Social dynamics would be turned upside down. Families would break up and join by affinity. Criminal and legal proccesses would be deeply affected. Professional policians would become a very different group and let go of their power far more often, while regular people would deal with their differences far more frequently.

Jobs designed to take advantage of people with particular empathy or mental resilience would arise. Abrahamic faiths would become ravage-prone movements and might well both diminish and explode at the same time, as the chasm between their true believers and other people rose to the point of open conflict. In a more general sense, people would find out that they can't very well keep or avoid the same people that they did before.

Polyamory would become far more frequent and accepted. Homosexual taboos would intensify for a while before dissolving for good. Military would go through a deep crisis and basically extinguish.

Come to think of it, the consequences would be significantly different depending on whether the change came suddenly or very gradually. The shock of learning how people truly think would be unsettling, even permanently damaging for many.
And separately: Isn't that almost what is accomplished now? Having phones with internet access, could we be heading in that direction? A mental world wide web?
Hardly. Consequential as the communications advancement is, it still falls way short of a full telepathic rapport of humanity.
 

columbus

yawn <ignore> yawn
. Criminal and legal proccesses would be deeply affected.
What crime?
Nobody could get away with anything if everybody around them knew what they were thinking. Immoral behavior in general, and crime in particular, depends on keeping people from realizing what you intend or have done.
It also depends on not caring about the deleterious effects of your behavior, which would be difficult if you actually knew how the harm impacted them. And your knowledge of such would presumably also be something those around you know about.

I think that such a mental ability would be the dawn of paradise on earth.
Tom
 

Smart_Guy

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Premium Member
For one, it's gonna be so quiet and calm. It is fortunate that sneezing and coughing aren't used to communicate tho.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
For one, it's gonna be so quiet and calm. It is fortunate that sneezing and coughing aren't used to communicate tho.
nope....

ever dream as if you are in control?

interacting on the mindful level would expose what you really are......way down deep
and the next guy won't be able to handle THAT
especially with his base character also exposed
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
People!.....focus a bit harder!

so far everyone here assumes the immediate thought in play as that part to be seen

no

I will be able to see what you really are
and I may be able to press my thoughts unto yours

What ?.......you haven't seen?.......Nightmare on Elmstreet

how about....Strange Days
(which I think is better)
 

Smart_Guy

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Premium Member
nope....

ever dream as if you are in control?

interacting on the mindful level would expose what you really are......way down deep
and the next guy won't be able to handle THAT
especially with his base character also exposed

This is bad. Or is it good?
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
are your enemies dead?

do you believe in the here after?
(if so post to the religious debate section)
 
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