#01 ACAD3A::FSMLM2 Sun 25 Sep 1994 16:49:58 ( 3/ 142) From: RebelHeart Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 hmmmmm I think it would be fun at first. then annoying.. sheesh it would be so loud in your head, you wouldnt be able to hear yourself think! #02 ACAD3A::FSCLH Sun 25 Sep 1994 20:14:48 ( 8/ 199) From: tree shaker Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 hmm.. if i could read people's minds.. it sure would take a lot of fun out of things.. but then i'd know what i wanted.. oh, wait.. you probably mean.. Other people's minds... hmm..... same appplies #03 ORION::AXLAS Mon 26 Sep 1994 14:05:06 ( 23/ 1624) T From: axlas@orion.alaska.edu Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 You know, Royce, I had thought of suggesting that question last semester, but something pushed it out of my head. Now I realize what that was. A large wheelbarrow full of kippers had suddenly materialized outside of the front door to my house. I was putting my bunni slipperz (patent pending) on to see what all the commotion was. After my front door slid open (and I, wondering where the hell LucasArts was getting the budget to remodel my house after the DeathStar(tm), was surprised at the sudden horizontal motion of the door--having been used to the more arc of opening) a garish green glow was cast upon me like an old overcoat. I stood there in the rain, with my bunni slipperz (patent pending), in the garish green glow of a wheelbarrow full of kippers. Now normally, I'm like any other man, and I enjoy a kipper or two before my bourbon, but today was something different. I had been pondering the mysteries of growing up as a telepath in todays society. Having just gone to sleep after cramming thirty-eight thousand words onto half a ream of paper, I was beginning to dream that I, myself, was a telepath in a non-receptive world. In my dream, I was a fisherman--scraping out a living by owning one of the largest processing plants outside of Hoboken. Granted, there aren't that many fish processing plants in New Jersey, but I was glad to have been the biggest. I'm still not sure what my dream meant, and I'm puzzled as heck over the sudden appearance of a wheelbarrow full of kippers,* but somehow, in some way, i'm sure theres a connection. Oh, and the answer to the next question is "Eleventy-Ten" #04 ORION::ASLJL Mon 26 Sep 1994 15:29:03 ( 22/ 1098) From: The Lady Rhavyn Of The Art Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 Royce, your asking Dana and I ( two odd people to begin with ) what would the world be like if we could read peoples minds? I will tell you what it's like, you finish sentences, sometimes one even bounces around inside anothers mind without realizing it, or does it to see what's what. ( so this answer is a bit wierd, Dana and I never claim to be normal.) Some people have a loud " sending voice " but can't recieve worth a darn, and some can recieve but couldn't " send " to save thier life. and some can do both. I know that getting through college would be easier, you could cheat and never have a worry. ( how would they know ? unless all people are telepathic and therefore a telepathic scanner ( a person ) was there to monitor. I think to get the best idea of how it would be, is to read Anne Mcaffery's Rowan series starting with To Ride Pegasus. I think that gives the most accurate accounts of what the world would be like if we were telepathic and we could read minds The Lion and the Witch. By the way nice disclaimer! #05 ORION::PSCRC Mon 26 Sep 1994 21:30:35 ( 2/ 92) From: Des' Bruja Damnit!!!!... I allready know what everyone else thinks, why do I need this newsletter!!!!! #06 BRADY@SATURN.UAA* Tue 27 Sep 1994 23:40:38 ( 24/ 988) T From: Brady W. Clark Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 From: brady@saturn.uaamath.alaska.edu You mean if *I* could? or if we all could? If we all could, it would sure save you a lot of time in compiling the answers... Class warfare? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha! ==================== Attachment Text#1 RFC-822-headers ================= Received: from saturn.uaamath.alaska.edu by ACAD2.ALASKA.EDU (PMDF V4.3-9 #8269) id <01HHMIEENJPC8WX0FS@ACAD2.ALASKA.EDU>; Tue, 27 Sep 1994 23:40:30 -0800 Received: by saturn.uaamath.alaska.edu; id AA16536; Tue, 27 Sep 1994 23:40:19 -0800 Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 23:40:18 +119303828 (AKDT) From: "Brady W. Clark" Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 In-reply-to: <01HHJ935NFXI8WWA42@mr.alaska.edu> from "Tycho Tithonus" at Sep 25, 94 03:39:52 pm To: ASRDW1@acad2.alaska.edu (Tycho Tithonus) Message-id: <9409280740.AA16536@saturn.uaamath.alaska.edu> X-Envelope-to: ASRDW1@acad2.alaska.edu X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-length: 173 Received: by ORION.ALASKA.EDU (UACN MRDaemon, v6.28) Type 16; Tue, 27 Sep 1994 23:40:41 -0900 #07 ACAD3A::FSRST Wed 28 Sep 1994 14:35:58 ( 21/ 775) From: Darkside Cowboy Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 O.K., this is a good question. I'm ready for this one... I have been working on this "What is life like" bit for a long time, and I finally found a statement that worked for me under all possible (and several immpossible) permutations. A short, accurate, concise, comprehensive, guide to,if you will, life. And Viola'! it works for this one also. So here it is...what life is like in general and therefore what life WOULD be like if I could READ MINDS: life is like Silly Putty, it's not too much fun if you think about it too much, but if you really try hard and know just what to do...you can make it look just like the Sunday Funnies. See? get it?? it works! the Nobel Finorck Prize is MINE! is there a Nobel Prize for Finorck even? WELL THERE SHOULD BE!! #08 ACAD3A::FSSLT3 Wed 28 Sep 1994 14:41:31 ( 6/ 398) From: SEVILLA L TRAVIS Subject: ANSWER If I could read minds life would be pretty much the same as it is now, but lot's different because I could, like, read people's minds!! you know?? I would always know exactly what my husband is thinking, because now if I ask him, sometimes he says "nothing" and I know that can't be right, because he is really Really REALLY smart!! but then again you know that Royce, you're his friend and all... #09 ACAD3A::FSAJD1 Wed 28 Sep 1994 17:01:05 ( 12/ 770) From: ASA J DOWDY_III Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 If I were a mind reader, or at best case a omnipath, I would rule the world, or at least weald a grate amount of power. This is not a bad thing for others however, as long as you did every thing that I say with out question and and venrerated me as your devine entity, perferably in the aztec or in the midevil inqazition styal. The wold would be at peace becose all the would be dictators, outlaw, and liberals would be taken down by my ability to read there "would be minds" and anilate them before there plans were just starting to develop in thier heads. Yes the world would be at peace, the economy would be stabel, people would be happy, and "Star Treck The Next Generation" would return with the first episode being titaled "The Death of Weesly Crusher". #10 ACAD3A::FSSLT3 Thu 29 Sep 1994 17:37:07 ( 2/ 194) From: SEVILLA L TRAVIS Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 Life would be,like, in the 40th century! We humans are developing very slowly, however, it could be conclusive that as aall things progress, this ability of telepathy will naturally have been #11 ACAD3A::FSSLT3 Thu 29 Sep 1994 17:47:53 ( 12/ 863) From: SEVILLA L TRAVIS Subject: Re: The IRN Question -- Vol 6, #1 Life would be, like, in the 40th century. It can be logically concluded (depending on your level of pessimisim) that all life either dies out due to it's uselesness, or continues on with a progressive momentum. We as a species have been surviving and will continue to survive. Along the way we gather more attributes as a whole (slowly but surely) and abilities that are to our benefit. In the 40th century I feel that our race will have gathered such capabilities that transference of thought will be a common attribute that we have and learn as we grow up and temper it with curtisy and respect. For example not reading one's when they are not expecting it. I suppose though, that if we could have the controll enough to read minds, we would have also achieved exellent controll over our baser nature, which would keep us from being intrusive and corupt. #12 ORION::ASTCR Sat 01 Oct 1994 13:08:19 ( 16/ 794) From: You get what you deserve. Subject: re: IRN poll Vol 6 section 1 Well if I could read peoples minds I would understand why My girlfriend broke up with me. ( I probable would agree with the reason also.) 2. I would not have to study for tests because I could use the combined knowledge of everyone in the class. Unless the test was essay then It would be to confusing. 3. I would not have to subscibe to this piece of umm??!! (literature)?? 4. Life would eventually get boring but very quiet because I would cease to hear what people were saying. 5. I would enter a looney ward because I would be overloaded with thoughts. And finally My friends would probably be scared to talk to me because I would be laughing at what they thought and what they said. AARRGGHH!!! the agony of it all. (I hope that you can understand this because I can not!!!!) #13 ORION::PSHW Mon 03 Oct 1994 15:24:02 ( 1/ 78) From: Master of the obvious Subject: IRN answer #6 I would go around and find the people that want me to kill them and kill them #14 ORION::PSSIB Mon 03 Oct 1994 15:28:15 ( 3/ 219) From: Professor *B* Subject: Answer to the IRN question: If I could read minds openly, people would think I'm crazy if I admitted it, and if I didn't admit that I could read minds, I'd go crazy, and I'd know people thought I was crazy. Does this make me crazy?! *aah Aagh!*