Poll: 7 billion people, one opinion.
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Depends really. If we all suddenly take to the opinion that we should beat each other's heads in with rocks, then probably not.
EDIT: What the guy above me said, but slightly more snarky
EDIT: What the guy above me said, but slightly more snarky
I'm terrified, mainly because I know how much thoughtful and intelligent people are outnumbered by idiots.
We'd be back to the stone age in a week, clubbing each other to death with bricks for having red hair or moles. 'uhh - strange person...kill!'
We'd be back to the stone age in a week, clubbing each other to death with bricks for having red hair or moles. 'uhh - strange person...kill!'
His question asked if the world would be better if we all thought the same way. He didn't ask anything about happiness.FernandoV said:
That's like the hive mind or something... If we all have the same opinion then creativity would be lost. Also, opinions can be wrong and lead to horrible outcomes and if everyone has that opinion, then everyone may be affected directly. Sort of like the "if everyone else is jumping off a bridge, would you"? scenario except the answer is yes.
Lastly, the whole notion of people having the same opinion wouldn't work unless we were all controlled by a hive mind or something because otherwise we would be experiencing different things, many of which would force us to take on opinions that others would not have even thought of.
Lastly, the whole notion of people having the same opinion wouldn't work unless we were all controlled by a hive mind or something because otherwise we would be experiencing different things, many of which would force us to take on opinions that others would not have even thought of.
The world might be a better place depending on what the one opinion was. It's likely that such an entity (basically one creature with 7 billion parts) would realize it is too large to exist on this planet on a continuous basis and would reduce it's current population size and control it careful in the future (only so many new humans born until our population was much smaller). In a way if the entire human race was thinking about "itself" instead of ourselves, we would probably take better care of the planet...and each human (even if they are not individuals anymore).
With only one opinion the elderly, sick and unproductive humans would be eliminated (and they would all be fine with it...cause one opinion remember?). We as a race would probably stagnate and little to no innovation would occur (although scientific progression could in fact continue as experimentation would not stop working, nor would the drive for progress or the furthering of knowledge....in fact with such organization we would probably advance faster).
With the entire human race working together we could and probably would colonize other planets/moons in our solar system at least...and perhaps eventually find a way to expand throughout the universe. That is very unlikely to happen the way we are now.
We would not be individuals anymore though....so for the most part we would not exist as the beings we currently are....and neither would any of our children etc. We would be giving up a large part of what makes us human in a way.
Might be worth it anyway though.
With only one opinion the elderly, sick and unproductive humans would be eliminated (and they would all be fine with it...cause one opinion remember?). We as a race would probably stagnate and little to no innovation would occur (although scientific progression could in fact continue as experimentation would not stop working, nor would the drive for progress or the furthering of knowledge....in fact with such organization we would probably advance faster).
With the entire human race working together we could and probably would colonize other planets/moons in our solar system at least...and perhaps eventually find a way to expand throughout the universe. That is very unlikely to happen the way we are now.
We would not be individuals anymore though....so for the most part we would not exist as the beings we currently are....and neither would any of our children etc. We would be giving up a large part of what makes us human in a way.
Might be worth it anyway though.
If anyone gained individuality for even a second they would probably commit suicide or take the ABSOLUTE strongest acid they could get their hands on. So that is a very big no.
I must agree with blaqknoise, do you remember during the dark ages where all (or most) think alike by the christian religion. Any new ideas or technology would be rejected by the millions and called "devil work". Even though the millions of people were happy back then, We could have found a cure for aids or cancer by now.FernandoV said:
No I don't remember because I wasn't alive then but I am aware of the situation at that time. Trust when I say people were definitely not happy, Christianity only allowed them to tolerate their terrible situation. If everyone was happy with the same situation then there would be no need for progress. Why is there a need for cures? Because people hate cancer. If everyone was cool with cancer then who cares about progress?Blue2 said: