If you were God...

later12

Imagine you were God* and you had just created Heaven and Earth and the Mariana Trench, and all the bogholes in the midlands, and had just painted the faces on baby kittens, and you really want all this mankind stuff to go right.

What is the one human characteristic you would alter, to improve man, and make him more peaceful, benevolent and honourable?

I don't know the answer to this question; I don't have one yet. I was just thinking about it when I woke up this morning and I think AHers might have some interesting opinions.

* Despite the question, this thread is not about God.

Penn

True remorse for their actions. Too many people do bad things and don't seem to care

The Internet Explorer

later10 wrote: »

What is the one human characteristic you would alter, to improve man, and make him more peaceful, benevolent and honourable?

I would alter mans ability & need to believe in God. To improve man, I would teach him the story of evolution. He would be more honourable if I showed him that I do not exist.

MrStuffins

My acts of creation would be in 3 steps.

1) Created bitches

2) Create money

3) Keep bitches and money!

hairybowsie

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

I would alter mans ability & need to believe in God. To improve man, I would teach him the story of evolution. He would be more honourable if I showed him that I do not exist.

Only took two posts for the thread to be derailed by the atheist brigade and their famed sense of humour

Ps i prefer aldi

JupiterKid

The ability of people to change their sex and race at will and as often as they wanted so that people could see things from the perspective of the other at first hand and hopefully there'd be far less racism, sexism and homophobia.

clappyhappy

Greed, I think if we weren't greedy almost every crime,war,adultery,etc wouldn't happen.

floutingmaxims

If I were God I'd make everyone like me cause I'm claaaassss.

MrStuffins

hairybowsie wrote: »

Only took two posts for the thread to be derailed by the atheist brigade and their famed sense of humour

I'd probably make all men aware than non-belief in intelligent creators and having a sense of humour are not mutually exclusive!

The Internet Explorer

hairybowsie wrote: »

Only took two posts for the thread to be derailed by the atheist brigade and their famed sense of humour

Ps i prefer aldi

Derailed ? Brigade ? Athiest ? Famed sense of humour ?

later12

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

I would alter mans ability & need to believe in God. To improve man, I would teach him the story of evolution. He would be more honourable if I showed him that I do not exist.

Throughout the history of mankind, we have probably spent more time kowtowing to the sun or to fellow man than to what we call God. Man would find lots of other ways of creating destruction without God.

In fact, the only way I can think of which would really eradicate the cruellest of human carnage, and recapture man's innocence is to rid him of his creativity altogether.

But that's not a very satisfying solution.

MrStuffins

clappyhappy wrote: »

Greed, I think if we weren't greedy almost every crime,war,adultery,etc wouldn't happen.

Ah, but isn't greed just an extension and exaggeration of wanting what is beneficial for you?

And in this case, you want an end to crime, war, adultery etc........ so isn't it possible that greed has to exist for you to even want greed not to exist in the first place?? ........... or something?

holystungun9

.....I wouldn't exist.

MrStuffins

holystungun9 wrote: »

.....I wouldn't exist.

Correct.

As you're a woman!

hairybowsie

brave new world? People have no family ties. everyone belongs to everyone. Everyone has their sexual desires satisfied either by casual sex or porn. Bit of a soulless place though in huxley's world.

hairybowsie

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

Derailed ? Brigade ? Athiest ? Famed sense of humour ?

Sorry. First post. Thread not about whether god exists. What i understood

randylonghorn

later10 wrote: »

What is the one human characteristic you would alter, to improve man, and make him more peaceful, benevolent and honourable?

Significantly increase empathy.

If everyone could feel the physical and emotional hurt we inflict on each other, we would be a hell of a lot nicer to each other!

Coriolanus

later10 wrote: »

Imagine you were God* and you had just created Heaven and Earth and the Mariana Trench, and all the bogholes in the midlands, and had just painted the faces on baby kittens, and you really want all this mankind stuff to go right.

What is the one human characteristic you would alter, to improve man, and make him more peaceful, benevolent and honourable?

I don't know the answer to this question; I don't have one yet. I was just thinking about it when I woke up this morning and I think AHers might have some interesting opinions.

[SIZE="1"]* Despite the question, this thread is not about God.[/SIZE]

Remove their capacity for free will.

bnt

Nevore wrote: »

Remove their capacity for free will.

Assuming we have free will in the first place. Me, I'd go for intelligence: I see too many people who just can't think ahead, who can only react. They do things without understanding what they're doing, or why, or whether they should be doing those things at all. No self-awareness, no understanding of how they impact on others, no connection to past or future. This world doesn't need more people, it needs better, smarter people.

danniemcq

randylonghorn wrote: »

Significantly increase empathy.

If everyone could feel the physical and emotional hurt we inflict on each other, we would be a hell of a lot nicer to each other!

and how good would sex be?

no excuse for not giving oral then either even if you don't like it now!

The Scientician

Hardwire empathy.

Guill

later10 wrote: »

Imagine you were God* and you had just created Heaven and Earth and the Mariana Trench, and bogholes in the midlands.

I have done this! Am I God??

keano_afc

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

Derailed ? Brigade ? Athiest ? Famed sense of humour ?

3 out of 4 for you there, not bad.

Loomis

I'd change nothing.
Then I'd apologise.

Kevin Duffy

I wouldn't invent religion. That should take care of so many problems.

gbee

I'd give him brains.

Nothingbetter2d

introduce a disease that only affects people that are bad to others.

for men their cock would rot and fall off if they raped women
for women thier throat would swell up if the started to nag
for children they would lose their voices when ever they threw a temper tantrum

Duggy747

If I were God then everyone would get a free donut at Church for Communion.

Horrible cùnts in life would know the meaning of consequences.............and would get donuts filled with poo.

Executive Steve

I'd put the testicles INSIDE the torso.

Fear Uladh

1/ Abolish religion

2/ All elements would come at the right times of the year eg. winter snow/summer sun etc.

3/ Abolish greed.

4/ Grant humans the ability to fly

5/ Grant the ability to communicate with animals

6/ One language for all

Biggins

later10 wrote: »

Imagine you were God* and you had just created Heaven and Earth and the Mariana Trench, and all the bogholes in the midlands, and had just painted the faces on baby kittens, and you really want all this mankind stuff to go right.

What is the one human characteristic you would alter, to improve man, and make him more peaceful, benevolent and honourable?[/SIZE]

Make humans more aware that there is ALWAYS consequences to their actions and emotional ones to boot also!

danniemcq

Fear Uladh wrote: »

1/ Abolish religion
2/ All elements would come at the right times of the year eg. winter snow/summer sun etc.

3/ Abolish greed.

4/ Grant humans the ability to fly

5/ Grant the ability to communicate with animals

6/ One language for all

see this is the thing with threads like these. yes whatever abolish religion but here you have a dilemma. You are God, therfore you created the universe and everything.

so science would eventually point to the fact that they were stumpped and had no idea how some of the universe was formed or works. therfore you have left the void for religion to exist.

Surely a better number one would be everyone believes the same religion?

Guill

Biggins wrote: »

Make humans more aware that there is ALWAYS consequences to their actions and emotional ones to boot also!

Maybe making humans aware is the problem?

Kevin Duffy

danniemcq wrote: »

see this is the thing with threads like these. yes whatever abolish religion but here you have a dilemma. You are God, therfore you created the universe and everything.

so science would eventually point to the fact that they were stumpped and had no idea how some of the universe was formed or works. therfore you have left the void for religion to exist.

Surely a better number one would be everyone believes the same religion?

God and religion are not the same thing. Sadly, too many people who believe in religion don't actually act like they claim their God wants them too.

saa

Its hard to imagine really, I can only express this through song, do do do do do #piano#

If I were God
I think I could understand
How it feels to love Mary
I swear I'd be a better God

If I were a God
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping alone

I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that they'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

Yeeeah.

gbee

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

God and religion are not the same thing. Sadly, too many people who believe in religion don't actually act like they claim their God wants them too.

Religion is God's worst enemy and in some thought processes is considered the Devil.

Fear Uladh

danniemcq wrote: »

see this is the thing with threads like these. yes whatever abolish religion but here you have a dilemma. You are God, therfore you created the universe and everything.

so science would eventually point to the fact that they were stumpped and had no idea how some of the universe was formed or works. therfore you have left the void for religion to exist.

Surely a better number one would be everyone believes the same religion?

Not really, by providing proof that you exist, you can eliminate the need for most of the fairytale ****e that religion has conjured up so far. You also the eliminate the many negative and exploitative aspects that many religions bring.

44leto

I would strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

strobe

I'd make people have luminescent skin that could glow all the different colours of the visible spectrum. This would serve several important functions.

1. It would make raves fucking awseome!

2. Whenever anyone lied it would flash blue on and off like a police siren. This would solve many many societal problems. Imagine election races for example. Dishonesty, to oneself and to others, is a cause or contributor to a great deal of human suffering I feel.

3. Whenever two people fancied each other their skin would light up in matching patterns of light. This would cut out on a huge amount of messing about in a couple of ways. 1. In a club or bar or at a party or just sitting on a bus there would be none of this "oh I think they like them but don't know if they like me and I don't want to get shot down" crap that some people seem to go through (you've all seen the threads that come up on here from time to time). 2. Your friend would introduce you to his gf for the first time and you and her would light up. A bit awkward at first maybe but any awkwardness would pass quickly. It would all be out in the open, you see. You'd turn to your friend and go "well, as you can see dude, I think your a very lucky man", and he'd say thanks and that'd be that. There'd be none of this insecurity you get with people nowadays.

4. I guess it could be used as a kick ass defense mechanism. So if you were in danger you could strobe really brightly to dazzle and temporarily blind your attacker.

So yeah.... ehhh, glow skin.

recylingbin

I would disinvent cats.

thirtythirty

strobe wrote: »

2. Whenever anyone lied it would flash blue on and off like a police siren. This would solve many many societal problems. Imagine election races for example. Dishonesty, to oneself and to others, is a cause or contributor to a great deal of human suffering I feel.

Hmmm. Major flaw there.

"Would you love me even if I got fat?"

"Of course"

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// suffering created.

EL_Loco

to put it in gaming terms, reverse friendly fire.
or a biblical twist, What you do unto others is done unto you.

Dubchild

Get rid of cats off this earth?? Then you may as well say dogs too coz some of them can be nasty animals. I love cats nice gentle loving ones and dogs too and all animals, Harmless creatures, leave them here they can bring us so much joy and comfort.
If i we're GOD, jesus it's simple i'd cut out all badness from every human being and their would only be total kindness and consideration to everyone and everything on this earth. What a lovely happy peacefull world it would be.

Chuck Stone

Very tough question. Every time I come up with a 'cure' I get the feeling it will have unpredictable consequences that might be worse than the disease.

Damn you Later10.

Chuck Stone

Dubchild wrote: »

If i we're GOD, jesus it's simple i'd cut out all badness from every human being and their would only be total kindness and consideration to everyone and everything on this earth. What a lovely happy peacefull world it would be.

It sounds incredibly boring though.

Think of all the great music, literature and other art born of hardship and suffering.

Dubchild

Boring it might be a bit but very nice i think. We can speak of hardship and suffering and the past and write songs but no meaness done to eacher other or animals. Can you imagine what a contented life we would all have. No bitching, no back stabbing, no violence, no hate, no one judging anyone or anything wrongly. You could know for sure you could trust everyones intentions. I would be a very happy fish is a pond of liquid gold

Burky126

Envy.

There's nothing more ugly than that.The root of all mankind's problems.

Dubchild

TRUE ... Jealousy and envy a horrible disease if you have it.

old hippy

clappyhappy wrote: »

Greed, I think if we weren't greedy almost every crime,war,adultery,etc wouldn't happen.

Adultery is a crime?

old hippy

If I was a vengeful, old testament style deity; I'd smite all the believers and then smite myself for good measure.

Dubchild

Adultery.. don't go there, i wouldn't it has jealousy in it, envy, greed, hate, Love also but will probably end up in alot of grief :pac: