If you could change the world for the better, how would you do it?
If you could change the world for the better, how would you do it?
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posted06/10/2004 10:30 AM (UTC)by
Imagine that youre given the power to change the world and this change would benefit the human race and maybe all life on the planet. Which of the following would you choose to carry out and why? You can only choose one.
Would you:
A) Rid the world of all diseases (Aids, Hiv, the common cold, the flu) and have them never exist again.
B) Enact never ending world peace. (In effect ridding the world of nuclear weapons and maybe even the fact and knowledge of killing weapons.)
C) End global warming (resulting in it never happening and assuming that we could go on with our normal practices and it would never increase.)
D) End world hunger/poverty.
E) Rid the world of pollution.
F) Restore the worlds natural resources and create a cheap and efficient way for renewable resources to be used.
G) Any other thing Ive missed of the above list.
I think Id go with ridding the world of diseases. Itd end a lot of suffering and deaths around the world and save a lot of plants, people and animals.
Would you:
A) Rid the world of all diseases (Aids, Hiv, the common cold, the flu) and have them never exist again.
B) Enact never ending world peace. (In effect ridding the world of nuclear weapons and maybe even the fact and knowledge of killing weapons.)
C) End global warming (resulting in it never happening and assuming that we could go on with our normal practices and it would never increase.)
D) End world hunger/poverty.
E) Rid the world of pollution.
F) Restore the worlds natural resources and create a cheap and efficient way for renewable resources to be used.
G) Any other thing Ive missed of the above list.
I think Id go with ridding the world of diseases. Itd end a lot of suffering and deaths around the world and save a lot of plants, people and animals.
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Cut down on the human population...Much of the problems you listed could be attributed to the high number of people. I know...I live in the biggest consumer country in the world but if there wasn't so many people there would be fewer wars, fewer diseases, resources (energy, food, etc) would last longer and so on.
LadyRaiden Wrote: Cut down on the human population...Much of the problems you listed could be attributed to the high number of people. I know...I live in the biggest consumer country in the world but if there wasn't so many people there would be fewer wars, fewer diseases, resources (energy, food, etc) would last longer and so on. |
Actually this makes quite a bit of sense. Your absolutely right.
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i would say G.
i would have everyone become a realist, as then they can see that killing someone else, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, or just because they're bored, is not the right thing to do(except in video games of course), wars would almost never happen, murders would be almost neverhappening, robberies would'nt happen, it would be peaceful.
though this will never happen sadly
i would have everyone become a realist, as then they can see that killing someone else, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, or just because they're bored, is not the right thing to do(except in video games of course), wars would almost never happen, murders would be almost neverhappening, robberies would'nt happen, it would be peaceful.
though this will never happen sadly

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TomTaz Wrote: LadyRaiden Wrote: Cut down on the human population...Much of the problems you listed could be attributed to the high number of people. I know...I live in the biggest consumer country in the world but if there wasn't so many people there would be fewer wars, fewer diseases, resources (energy, food, etc) would last longer and so on. Actually this makes quite a bit of sense. Your absolutely right. |
Agreed! That is a very well thought out answer LadyRaiden!


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I like the idea of this topic, but you have D and A contradicting each other, because of hunger/poverty, people in third world countries contract horrible diseases, and without tissue strands and DNA from the infected persons, there's no way to combat those diseases.
I would enact world peace, as that way, there would be no need for wars, that would help lower death rates, especially in places like Iraq, Kuwait and so on.
I would enact world peace, as that way, there would be no need for wars, that would help lower death rates, especially in places like Iraq, Kuwait and so on.
noob_sareena Wrote: i would say G. i would have everyone become a realist, as then they can see that killing someone else, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, or just because they're bored, is not the right thing to do(except in video games of course), wars would almost never happen, murders would be almost neverhappening, robberies would'nt happen, it would be peaceful. though this will never happen sadly |
Even killing people in video games for no reason is boring. That's why I don't touch GTA as much after I beat it.
I would make people more intelligent, because let's face it: People(especially my kind:teens) are morons. In fact, there are so many morons it's making me seriously ill. I vomit when someone says or does something stupid! Stupidity is why I don't have enough vitamins and minerals in my body!
I'm only kidding about throwing up at stupidity...though I'm close to it.

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StonedSour Wrote: I like the idea of this topic, but you have D and A contradicting each other, because of hunger/poverty, people in third world countries contract horrible diseases, and without tissue strands and DNA from the infected persons, there's no way to combat those diseases. I would enact world peace, as that way, there would be no need for wars, that would help lower death rates, especially in places like Iraq, Kuwait and so on. |
Thanks for pointing that out man! I never thought about that at all.

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I would choose to rid the world of all diseases. There would be no more suffering and people could live longer healthier lives.
However, I do agree with this because if people live longer lives then one of the other things might get worse. Pollution would get worse and because of overpopulation world hunger would get worse.
LadyRaiden Wrote: Cut down on the human population...Much of the problems you listed could be attributed to the high number of people. |
However, I do agree with this because if people live longer lives then one of the other things might get worse. Pollution would get worse and because of overpopulation world hunger would get worse.
I would outlaw guns, cannons, bazookas, bombs, etc. Completely and totally.
Failing that, I would select a perfect female to mate with, and commence "Plan B", leaving the two of us to start over again. (J/k)
Failing that, I would select a perfect female to mate with, and commence "Plan B", leaving the two of us to start over again. (J/k)

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TomTaz Wrote: ShingoEX Wrote: I'd rather just wipe humanity off the face of the earth... Well...that's an interesting sollution...and thechnically it would get the job done...after all it was us who screwed up the planet to begin with. |
Again, that's true. It would seem harsh but it's probably a fitting thing to do considering that we're murdering the planet.


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I would choose option F, restoring the worlds precious resources and extensive reasearch and implementation of cheaper and more efficient ways of usages of renewable resources.
Renewable resources are very important because they can be used indefinitely and they don't involve burning fuel or damaging the environment.
One example of an renewable resource that I would make cheaper and universal would be geothermal energy. It's not only clean, but it can be extracted without burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. Geothermal Energy is almost an unlimited source of energy since the energy is produced from the earths core. It can also reduce the dependance of foreign oil.
As of today, nearly 430 million people on earth face either water stress/scarcity issues. Depending on the future population growth, billions of people may be living with water scare conditions by the year 2025. For the tens of millions of people in africa and the middle east, the lack of fresh water is a huge concern and is getting widespread. So restoring the worlds resources would benifit billions of people globally.
Renewable resources are very important because they can be used indefinitely and they don't involve burning fuel or damaging the environment.
One example of an renewable resource that I would make cheaper and universal would be geothermal energy. It's not only clean, but it can be extracted without burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. Geothermal Energy is almost an unlimited source of energy since the energy is produced from the earths core. It can also reduce the dependance of foreign oil.
As of today, nearly 430 million people on earth face either water stress/scarcity issues. Depending on the future population growth, billions of people may be living with water scare conditions by the year 2025. For the tens of millions of people in africa and the middle east, the lack of fresh water is a huge concern and is getting widespread. So restoring the worlds resources would benifit billions of people globally.


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LadyRaiden Wrote: Cut down on the human population...Much of the problems you listed could be attributed to the high number of people. I know...I live in the biggest consumer country in the world but if there wasn't so many people there would be fewer wars, fewer diseases, resources (energy, food, etc) would last longer and so on. |
nice idea but it still would have problems, war isn't based on the number of people, dont forget it only takes couple of people to launch nukes, diseases again are not all based on the number of people, it would certainly cut down on the resources issue, but how would you cut down the population, and is it fair to do so when someone isn't asked to be born.
ShingoEx's idea isn't a bad one, you could have a world Battle Royale ( noticing Shingo's Avatar)leaving just one male and one female to carry on the human race, but for me it would have to be greed, everything is based on this, there is enough food to feed the entire planet with the food mountains that are made, but it comes down to the fact that governments would rather waste it than not get any money for it, also resoures are money controlled you only have to look at the oil and logging industries it's all about who can control and sell the most, wars are mostly about greed and the desire to have everything no matter what excuses they give, so i would get rid of the ability of greed.


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I would have to say that giving the world Neverending peace and having everybody being religious, let's say catholics, just an example, this way we all would live in peace, by not sinning, and stealing, killing and all the rest of the disappointments in life, but the only kick back is that we would have to suffer from disease, and we would have to deal with it, because by believing in God and our religion disease stands out as nothing. So having never ending peace by having never ending religion, would be something to consider.


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I have an idea.....
okay so what I would do is take about ten people who don't have any diseases or anything and wipe out their whole memory and shut them away in a big dome with food and water and whatever they need. leave them there for about ten years. meanwhile in that ten years KILL OFF EVERY LAST HUMAN BEING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. Then just have a timer on the dome to let the others out after ten or fifteen years so they can start everything over......Problem solved

okay so what I would do is take about ten people who don't have any diseases or anything and wipe out their whole memory and shut them away in a big dome with food and water and whatever they need. leave them there for about ten years. meanwhile in that ten years KILL OFF EVERY LAST HUMAN BEING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. Then just have a timer on the dome to let the others out after ten or fifteen years so they can start everything over......Problem solved

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I would keep the guns and stuff like that.Dump the Nuclear Weapons.If I had to control life I wouldn't make it all perfect.I say this because if you don't have any bad parts of your life you wouldn't enjoy the good times.


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Get rid of all guns, missles, and all modern weapons. Replace them with swords, bows, daggers, and spears.
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