28 Mind-Bending Scenarios That’ll Challenge Your Morals – Vote Now & See Where You Stand
Would you want to read minds if you couldn’t turn them off?
This poll is full of dilemmas like that. There are 28 different ones where every wish or power comes with a downside that’s hard to ignore. Maybe you could fix your biggest mistake, but you’d lose a memory you love. You’ll have to make a call each time - there’s no middle ground here.
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You can draw anything into existence, but you can’t erase what you create
This is the paradox that disproves the existence of an omnipotent deity.
Easy. If you don't like something, just draw something to get rid of it
You can talk to animals, but they all gossip about you
You don't feed them enough, you don't control the weather to let them out! My animals looks like I'm the problem when it's raining outside!
Load More Replies...I mean, no-one else can talk to them, so what do I care if they gossip about me? Also this is not a big change from the way things are in reality: I talk to animals all the time: who knows what they say about me behind my back? Certainly all the dogs in my local park know I'm good for a treat, even ones who've never met me, so someone's briefing newcomers. Cats, of course, make it clear that they understand me completely, see right though me, and think I'm unworthy of notice if I'm not holding a can opener.
I can already talk to animals, I just can't understand them, and if they could gossip about me, that would be hilarious to listen to
Hell yes now this would be fun lmao n I’m used to people talking about me behind my backs , why should my dogs be any different 😂
They talk and sing with me more then with anyone else or each other
You can teleport anywhere, but you appear naked every time you arrive
I was assuming arrive anywhere means you have nothing at all but that's not even in the question... It just says arrive naked so can you have a bag? Then it's even more of a no-brainer
Load More Replies...It doesn't say I can't just bring some clothes with me and get dressed when I arrive! Anyone who ogles my unclothed form has nobody to blame for it but themselves. (LOL, we're not allowed to say 'n u d e' now).
Just teleport next to a closet each time, or in a free clothing store.
I wear clothes to go outside only because it's legally required. And because it's nice to have a coat on when it's minus 20 degrees. But I don't care about people seeing me naked and I sure wouldn't care about that if I had the power to teleport.
I need to wear clothes to protect my pasty Scottish skin from a harsh sun. That doesn't mean I can't be naked briefly or in the shade, so I'm good to go.
Load More Replies...You can fly, but you’re terrified of heights
I quite often have dreams where I'm flying - in fact I just woke up from one an hour or so ago, they always start with running and then find that my feet are not on the ground, but I never go up into the air, just fly perhaps a couple of metres off the ground.
Me too! Horizontally, like Superman, but very low, even lower than two meters
Load More Replies...Well, I have acrophobia, and I have passed my written pilot's license test and soloed a Cessna 152 multiple times, so...
I was a successful competitive rock climber with a fear of heights I’d survive.
I was wondering if any other rock climbers were in the comments. Did you ever get into lead climbing?
Load More Replies...So it never occurred to Gerda that we could fly at low heights? Also, I'm not sure it's possible to remain afraid of heights if you can fly.
So... I'd only get the ability to fly and nothing else changes.
You can see people’s life spans above their heads, but yours is hidden from you
Anyone who'd take this deal would have to see the life spans of their kids and family members. A world of Nope.
Didn't Stephen King write Insomnia, which had this as one of the premises?
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I would. I would have loved to know that my grandmother would pass away. It was so sudden, so unexpected, my whole family thought that we would have at least 10 more years and if I'd known then I would have spend more time with her.
You could travel to the end of the universe, but you’d never be able to tell anyone what you found
Nobody ever goes back to their original home - it's always changed. You can't step into the same river twice.
Load More Replies...Very good.. but didn't you write what happened down... ;)
Load More Replies...The end of the universe is the explosion of the quantum vacuum. My lifespan in that environment would be less than a millisecond.
If they don't already already know it's Milliways why would I bother to impart any knowledge on them?
You could control the weather, but it mirrors your mood - rain when you’re sad, storms when you’re angry
D**n all you omnipotent humans, lol. Any chance you're also the only person on the planet who knows how to fix my washing machine?
Load More Replies...If it mirrors your mood, how is that you “controlling” the weather?
I'd end the world in godly fashion at this time because of some things that happened, so let's not.
I'm pretty even keeled. Moderate weather for everyone! (Especially after Trump is gone.)
I'm pretty hot tempered, but it doesn't last long. Ideally there would be an alert system. "Bonesko is angry at her boss go to the basement!"
Load More Replies...I wouldn't trust myself to control the weather, even if there were no other downsides.
I’d never see a sunny day again the way my depression’s been going :/
You could turn invisible, but you leave behind a faint echo of your voice wherever you go
Great for people that know the art of "shutting the f**k up" I guess
Could turn invisible but what about turning back to visible. That would make a difference. Evil djin at work.
Sure. People who heard me would just think they were imagining things. 🤷🏻♀️
You can fix one mistake from your past, but you’ll forget one happy memory in return
The mistakes make ua who we are. Undoing one could undo a bunch of cool stuff that happened because of them.
No way! The Butterfly Effect is real! Case in point, I moved with my husband to another state. We broke up, but while I was there, I got a job making 3x what I was making. Erasing him would mean no great job!! Plus, the lessons I learned. With that said, I could see how someone who was r***d, for example, would take this deal...
Absolutely not. Not without a clear understanding of the consequences of that change.
Only because I don't have so many happy memories that I would want to remember.
Make it "I could fix one mistake from a friend's past...", and I am *SO* in!
Like a shot. Mistakes make us who we are - specifically, losers. Society never forgets and rarely forgives.
You could end world hunger, but every meal you eat for the rest of your life tastes like ash
For the benefit so many people? I think I'd go the "the needs of the many" road on this one
TIL that even though BP is dominated by socialists, a sizeable portion wouldn't make the admittedly major sacrifice of giving up the pleasure of taste for the food security of billions.
Load More Replies...Meh. I'm not one for sacrificing myself but I always considered eating to be a chore. I guess I could handle food tasting like ash.
I’d be fine with tasting ash if it meant no one would starve. How in the hell did only 70% of respondents feel the same?
Load More Replies...You can read minds, but you can never turn them off
From someone as already does this kinda empath , which is feeling what other feel and their emotions,it’s only half a step away from reading minds totally , n I can tell you this ITS F KING EXHAUSTING!! n one of the reasons I keep my self well away from people , it is actually a kinda living hell !,I wouldn’t mind it but only cos I’m used to it lol , but if I was a normal person with out empath powers I wouldn’t bloody want it either ,
Load More Replies...There is a good old movie about a scientist finding a way, but it gets so overwhelming and he hears so many things he never wanted to know he finally ends up as far from people as he can get to keep them out of range. Can't remember the name sadly.
Too bad you don't have an eidetic memory. *elbows in ribs*
Load More Replies...I need some specifics on this one. Does it have a range? Is there a way to shield against it? Does it require line of sight? I'm introverted, and am comfortable working remotely. *Might* be worth it if I could live in solitude without the voices, communicating electronically with friends and family, but come out to use this ability when necessary for worthwhile investigative purposes. *Maybe*
Considering most people have no trouble spewing out every thought, it's unnecessary and no-one wants that mindless b******t rushing through their mind every day
No way! Reminds me of that guy from the Tng episode tin man. That guy went insane because he couldn't turn it off.
You could predict the future perfectly, but you can’t convince anyone it’s true
Of course. I predict elections, sporting events etc and make millions.
Right. Make enough money and people will start to believe you.
Load More Replies...Dude I live in the United States I already feel like I have that power. It’s awful.
This. I know things I don’t want to know, without having this power.
Load More Replies...You could tell people anonymously, like in the form of a "mysterious note" or something... this power could seriously prevent so many bad things from happening!
You could take away someone’s pain, but you’d feel it instead
Ooh, I'd have to write that down as an enormous temptation, but a temptation nonetheless. I coddle too much as it is.
Load More Replies...I've done it multiple times. It led me to depression and emotional burnout, while the ones I've helped felt entitled to receive such support. So no, I wouldn't do it again. Every person is responsible for managing their own pain; I could help, but within some limits. Just like in the airplane: first, put on your own oxygen mask, then help the others.
If I could do that for my wife, I wouldn't hesitate. She has done nothing to merit the pain she is now suffering.
I felt that way about my mom. She died of cancer at a time when everything else in my life sucked too. I used to wish I could take the cancer instead of her.
Load More Replies...You would be surprised,tbh , I live in constant pain , n live on tramadol morphine , Tegratol to just walk , n I have a high pain threshold hold, but as I’m an empath , being around people means I also feel their pain their emotions,like anger’s sadness depression,n the likes of, I’m also on anti depressants myself , so I stay away from people , when I first came in to the power properly it was sheer hell ,but I’ve learnt to handle others pain , it kinda takes my mind of my own tbh , you do leant to handle it , EVENTUALLY 😂kinda
Load More Replies...You get a perfect memory, but you can’t tell if you’re remembering or reliving
I have an Eideitic memory, so good it's pretty close to photographic. That's great at first I discovered, but after losing some loved ones and other trauma and discovering it also collects the emotions of that memory perfectly I wish there was a way to edit them like they so un some SF books.
I remember the sister of my friend at junior school who had a photographic memory. She came from a working class family and got into Oxbridge but the pressure to be extraordinary meant she had a mental breakdown. It's something that needs professional advice to help manage it, and the people who know you have it, on a daily basis
Load More Replies...I'm pretty happy that I *DON'T* remember everything . Too many bad memories make me grumpy, miserable and/or unforgiving. And I'm not good enough at enthusiasm to make up for that.
What's the point if you then can't be certain what your memory is telling you? Pass
It’s like i have already seen this but it just happens now
Load More Replies...I again already relive my past lives A LOT , so yup I,ll take this ,cos I’d love to rember them properly ,no in drip n drabs
You could discover the meaning of life, but you’d lose all motivation to live it
I've already lost most motivation to live it, why not a little more.
Everyone with depression would probably think "well, at least I know now why it's all like this. Its all for that one guy called Chad, apparantly. Scr3w you Chad!"
No. I have Major Depressive Disorder. I don't need more reasons to end it.
Load More Replies...The meaning of life is actually living it! We all die: some of us get cremated, others get eaten by worms. What matters is what we do between our birth and our death. Like a wise man once said, "Life's a garden, dig it!"
I’ve said that before! The “grand purpose” of life is that there is no purpose so just experience what you can (without harming others).
Load More Replies..."The meaning of life" is a movie. Do I want to live in that movie? No.
You could bring back someone you lost, but they return with no memory of you
Why do so many people say no ? I think it's nice to have a chance to "re-know" someone. If they loved you before they passed, they'll love you again.
Dead is dead. You’d only be bringing them back to make yourself feel better. That said, I’d love if my cat Mister reappeared.
Load More Replies...Yes!! I'd bring back my late classmate from high school (he was 16 when he passed away). He was a wonderful kid, smart and thoughtful. He went to hiking trip on a difficult path in the mountains, he lost grip and fell to his d3ath. I don't care if he doesn't remember me. The world needs more people like him.
If he remembers his family my mom and dad and all others? I'd absolutely ressurect my brother as he was before his accident that eventually k****d him. It will be a long road, but we had so many common interests that I feel I could reconnect with him with the help of my family.
He died aged just 28. If it means his family got him back, I'd be fine with him not remembering me. Their loss is ten times more important than mine, or my feelings.
My poor lil doggo loved everyone so im sure hed love me anyway
We have seen this movie and know important questions to ask before saying yes. 10 to 1 it ends badly.
Would they come back at the age they died? Do they remember everything and everyone else? It’s great to give someone the chance to live longer, but assuming you were an important part of their life it would be a huge hole in their memory assuming it was yes to the above questions. Also a power like this in the wrong hands could be one hell of a way to get revenge and t*****e someone.
You can become completely fearless, but you lose all sense of excitement
Jokes on you - I have depression and haven’t felt excitement in years anyway.
Fear is a very important survival mechanic, losing it can end lethal
So many people already kill themselves because of their stupidity, I can't even imagine how many more it would be if they were fearless. That said, being fearless doesn't mean you can't makes a realistic risk assessment about things.
Load More Replies...Some days while hanging from one hand over an abyss and contemplating my next move, I think increased fear might be good.
You learn you’re living in a simulation, but if you leave it, everyone you know disappears
If it is indeed true that "life is but a stage" in that case I would want to talk to the script writer. I want a better part.
What exactly is the question? Does "I'm in" mean I stay, or does "I'll pass" mean I'll pass on the chance to leave??
Are they truly aware ir just programs? Because if they aren't really aware I'd feel they were gone anyway and get out because seeing some puppet pretend to have feelings for me would be so sad.
Hmm... throw in that I can modify the simulation and I won't ever leave.
You become universally admired, but you can never be alone again
It bloody well would be I can tell you , I read this question , and went ice cold all over “shudders” a living hell, in fact I’d much prefer hell LITTERALLY , so cannot be around people ,being an empath. It’s to exhausting! so this one NOPE
Load More Replies...Why would I want to be "universally admired"? Local fame is more than enough.
I accidentally stumbled into regional fame and I moved to get away from it.
Eff no! I love being alone. I need to be alone with my thoughts. I couldn't handle that.
What is this alone? No voices, no differing opinions, what a frightening mind that would be.
You could make everyone you love immortal, but you would die before any of them
I once read a novel about a guy who accidentally became immortal. He thought it was very cool at first but then he watched everyone he loved (his parents, wife, kids, friends..) grow old and die. He ended up insane because all the ways that he tried to k*ll himself didn't work, he was condemned to live forever with the pain of having lost the people who mattered the most to him.
Was it the First Immortal by James Halperin who also wrote the Truth Machine? The latter is one of my favourite books, it’s such an interesting concept, not being able to lie.
Load More Replies...A lifetime can feel too long, IMO, so I wouldn't inflict immortality on others.
I don’t think they want to be immortal. Doing that without their consent would be a rotten thing to do.
"You could make everyone you love immortal, but you would die before any of them" Isn't that how immortal works if I'm not also immortal?
ANyone I love? Dude, I'd put immortality only on someone I absolutely hate.
It doesn't say you have to make them immortal, just that you can, so only make the ones who want to be immortal that way
To be immortal without control of life circumstances ( general health, wealth, social circumstance etc) could be like a life sentence in prison.
Load More Replies...You could merge dreams and reality, but you’ll never know which one you’re in
Anyone who has experienced sleep disorders that result in disturbing nightmares knows the toll this takes on your mental health and physical health. I spent many nights watching my husband m****r my children and me without understanding if I was awake or dreaming and then "waking up" to find myself in the same scenario. Turns out my sleep apnea was causing essentially hallucinations
I know this, but mine is calm, calm but real. I have night terrors however and sleep panic attacks and then developed epilepsy. That is traumatizing, what you have been through with the nightmares. Reoccurring dreams don't fade like a single dream does. I'm sorry.
Load More Replies...Yes. It happened to me quite a few times: I had dreams about mundane things like texting or having a conversation with a friend. I'd then mention something from that conversation to the friend: we'd be both confused because they never had that conversation with me but my dream was so realistic, it *must* have happened... It's pretty scary before you learn to live with it.
Load More Replies...Yes . Cos I dream of all sorts mostly weird lol but with lists of my past lives giving me clues so yes please ! Like I already dint live in the same reality u lot do so this would be no different 😂
The world would be so chaotic even Chaos Gods would feel uncomfortable. I haven't had a coherent dream since I was a kid. Some nights I don't even remember ANY dreams at all and those I do are just total chaotic mess.
It’s hard enough to tell what’s real when you know for sure you’re awake.
You could stop time whenever you want, but each time one person you know loses an hour of their life
Each person I know? I know a great deal many people. The guy at the store knows me. The dude at the bus stop knows me but never been friends. These are dumb questions
OP said "Each time, *one person*...". Read the question.
Load More Replies...I've never wanted to met a bunch of republicans as badly as I do right now.
Load More Replies...Cue Hans Moleman. "You stole two hours of my life and I want them back! ...oh, I'd only waste 'em..."
Load More Replies...How well do I need to know my perspective host? Some people would appreciate 1 less hour.
Hmm no lol I Unless I could be very sure the people I know are ones I loath 😂
You could walk into any painting, but you can’t be sure you’ll get out
If they mean the world in the painting, I would like that, but I'd make sure I chose the paintings carefully.
I mean, it doesn't say you can't commission a painting to have everything you would want in it?
I'm not a thrill seeker but I have a very low threshold for, "Let's find out!", which usually amounts to the same thing.
Can I pick the painting? I don’t want Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” 😂
You become the most talented person in your field, but you forget everyone you love
Sure, but talent is only potential. It doesn't equate to actual skill. The most talented physicist in history could be living in a slum with no access to education. Just because you CAN be great at something, doesn't mean you will. And even if you ARE great at something, doesn't mean you will be recognized as such. Tesla died a pauper.
Load More Replies...This is a lot more Faustian than most. Depends on how your life was going before this, I think.
You could make one lie in history become true, but one major truth becomes a lie
I think people underestimate that the truth that could be changed can have a positive outcome. Truth: The holo-caust happend, change that to a lie and you saved millions of lives
This is why time travel might not be a good idea. Changing something like that could have unintended consequences. (Star Trek, “City On the Edge of Forever.”)
Oh, you’re differentiating between truth and facts. Good call.
Load More Replies...You can meet your "ideal self", but they’re deeply disappointed in you
W T F even is my ideal self? A me who isn't autistic? A me who isn't fat? A me who became super famous the way I wanted to be when I was a kid? A me who was all of those things wouldn't be me. It'd be a total stranger whose opinion of me I wouldn't give a rat's rear about. So no, this one is meaningless.
You could taste every flavor that has ever existed, but water will always taste bitter
I don’t care about tasting every flavour that ever existed.
I love bitter beverages and would much prefer water to not taste like water.
Do people really enjoy drinking water ? Serious question. I'd rather have it taste bitter than taste of... nothingness.
I enjoy drinking water because it tastes like nothing. It's just cold and wet and refreshing.
Load More Replies...Where I live the water already is disgusting lol very very py hard water area ,( Thames water area ) drinking tap water is vile , so no different to me , cos I don’t drink it anyway lmao yes to this one ,cos I adore cooking from scratch gotta be able to taste stuff , ere lol does that mean I could actually eat spicy food then ?
You can control luck, but you never know if it’s good or bad until it’s too late
It's in your control - but the dials are unmarked.
Load More Replies...This statement contradicts itself? Or are we talking butterfly effect here?
At least Gerda is trying to give us our daily requirement of content.
Load More Replies...You could fly to the moon - would you?......... oh! one way trip by the way!
Can we send Ellie Muskie instead? Asking for a friend...
Load More Replies...At least Gerda is trying to give us our daily requirement of content.
Load More Replies...You could fly to the moon - would you?......... oh! one way trip by the way!
Can we send Ellie Muskie instead? Asking for a friend...
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