So I’m in the airport right now, waiting for my flight. Nervous as hell. At least my two exams today didn’t majorly suck… I think I did worse on the 80180 than I wanted, but I didn’t totally flunk.
I’ve been thinking about how the world would be different if humans had evolved without the ability to decieve/lie/kill/cheat/etc. For lack of a better term, what if Pandora’s Box had never been opened? How would society be different… and how much power would the first person who gained those abilities have over everyone else?
*kills someone*
“I didn’t do it!”
I mean, I realize that’s not something that could have happened (all species have that ability; it’s necessary for survival sometimes), but it’s still interesting to think about. I guess.
I mean, there would be no need for police or prisons. You’re sure to get a truthful answer to anything you ask. No deception, no need to have stringent security, no need for supervised examinations…
I wondering if that would make society more or less happy…
And I’m wondering if that would make us advance faster or slower…
I mean, is it the very need to be safe that leads us to innovate and research? If most of the badness in human nature is gone, will we still feel the need to advance, or will we be comfortable with the bare necessities and what we already have?
Mrrrr.
I am completely going to fail this interview and die and be sad.
:(
Don’t know if the hotel will have internet, so don’t know when I’ll post again. If there’s internet, I’ll be sure to post pictars.