What if it was impossible for anyone to lie?
[Assuming that we defined the definition of a lie to mean: any form of communication with the intent to deceive]
How would our society be effected by this? Would girls have as many body image insecurities as a result of photoshop and manipulation? Would our nation's politics become more ethical and moral or would it just exposed for our nation's leaders further? How would it affect our judicial system? If all we had to do was ask someone if they murdered someone, what need would there be for proof or courts or jury duty?-- perhaps there would be some need in determining a suitable punishment, but the hardest part would be easy.
What if humans (all over the world) were required to mate, only with other humans of the same race?
How would that change the genetic make up of our society? With time, would not evolution cause more distinct divisions amongst the races? What about socially? Would that further divide peoples and make races feel superior to others? With time, would people of other races even find attraction to people of other races?
What if all currency was dissolved (world wide) and we simply applied a more "primitive" system of bartering and trading?
Would there be such an enormous push to acquire wealth? How would that affect Capitalism? How many corporations would still exist? Would greed become more limited or would it become an even greater problem? How would it affect social exchanges? Would it cause more positive social interactions with neighbors and community, or would it cause more fights and disputes?
The 1st question reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd2Hd49hqRo (Geiko "Honest Abe" commercial) ...scary thought.
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a movie about that 1st question? Everyone tells the truth and trusts everyone except for the main character, but I forget what it's called.
ReplyDeleteVery well-thought out questions, nice job
ReplyDeletescary thought about only being able to mate with those of your own race
ReplyDeleteIf we were forced to tell the truth, politicians wouldn't exist...
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