Don't hurt me anymore.... [Archive]

Salu

11-09-2006, 11:37

Here's an interesting question.

If overnight things changed so that if someone caused intentional physical pain on someone else they felt that pain themselves too, what effect would it have on society?

Druchii

11-09-2006, 11:39

Noone would hurt another, unless of course they were in some way gratified by pain ;)

Jules

11-09-2006, 11:39

I would have thought there would be a lot less violence

zing_deleted

11-09-2006, 11:40

sado masochists would run the world

Chris

11-09-2006, 11:42

Here's an interesting question.

If overnight things changed so that if someone caused intentional physical pain on someone else they felt that pain themselves too, what effect would it have on society?

We would live in a society in which pain was for the most part self inflicted, and psychological. There would be less pain inflicted by one on another, but each individual would live in permanent fear and paranoia of causing pain on someone else not because of a desire for the well being of their fellow man, but in order to preserve their own skin.

Paul K

11-09-2006, 11:49

sado masochists would run the world
Don't they already? ;)

danielf

11-09-2006, 11:53

This idea was implemented in a Red Dwarf episode. IIRC they had a zone where it was physically impossible to commit a crime as you would feel the results yourself. The results were quite funny. Lister tried setting fire to a blanket and ended up with a burning jacket.

edit: here it is:

http://www.simon-turner.co.uk/reddwarf/scripts/justice.html

Enuff

11-09-2006, 11:54

sex would be interesting :dozey:

Ramrod

11-09-2006, 12:23

Here's an interesting question.

If overnight things changed so that if someone caused intentional physical pain on someone else they felt that pain themselves too, what effect would it have on society?Well I would have to rethink my entire job......:disturbd:

Salu

11-09-2006, 12:24

Well I would have to rethink my entire job......:disturbd:

Me too....[gulp]

Graham M

11-09-2006, 12:35

Salu: Does it hurt when I do this
Patient: UNK
Salu: OMFG It does doesn't it!?

Salu

11-09-2006, 12:39

Patient "It's my bottom Dr, me' piles are gagging me today..."
Salu "Never mind, I'm sure they will get better on their own...."

:Yikes:

timewarrior2001

11-09-2006, 12:42

Patient "It's my bottom Dr, me' piles are gagging me today..."
Salu "Never mind, I'm sure they will get better on their own...."

:Yikes:

yeah I'd expect to see a downfall in adverts for prostate cancer too :D

No docs ever gonna want to experience the enlarged prostate test heh heh

Graham M

11-09-2006, 13:02

Some people might enjoy it! :shocking:

Hugh

11-09-2006, 13:24

Well, the market for better local and general anaesthetics would pick up; and surgeons could let the gas-man do the first incision - that would make sure he/she had got the mix right! ;)

Escapee

11-09-2006, 17:45

sado masochists would run the world

Hooray, power at last:D

Jules

11-09-2006, 17:53

http://bestsmileys.com/whipping/2.gif

:D

trebor

11-09-2006, 17:54

Here's an interesting question.

If overnight things changed so that if someone caused intentional physical pain on someone else they felt that pain themselves too, what effect would it have on society?

who would feel the pain if I hurt myself:confused:

greencreeper

11-09-2006, 18:55

Would be fewer dentists

cookie_365

11-09-2006, 19:34

Me too....[gulp]

"Now this is going to hurt me just as much as it hurts you .... " - you'll be telling the truth for a change ;)

trebor

11-09-2006, 20:54

Would be fewer dentists

is there any left now?

Salu

12-09-2006, 10:35

Not many the NHS now has it's own cavity of dentists....