(March 14, 2010 at 9:25 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(March 14, 2010 at 9:14 pm)Ace Wrote: I would love to see other peoples dreams, would help give me a better perspective on things.Going off topic slightly, I've always wondered if the ability to see others thoughts would lead to world peace or world destruction. That is, if everyone knew and could understand how everyone else felt, would it cause a greater understanding of humanity, or cause people to flip out and start killing each other.
The 'Belcerebons' of Kakrafoon Kappa had a unhappy time. Once a serene and quiet civilization, a Galactic Tribunal sentenced them to telepathy because the rest of the galaxy found peaceful contemplation contemptuous. Ford Prefect compared them to Humans because the only way Belcerebons could stop transmitting their every thought was to talk endlessly about utter trivia