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Hypothetical Scenario

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Post a hypothetical scenario.

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Without saying something along the lines of “all life is precious”, “the Earth is beautiful” or “you’d be destroying countless societies/ knowledge”, what would you say to convince them otherwise?

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[–] kwedd@feddit.nl 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't bother. We'll destroy ourselves soon enough.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once had a dream that I met God, who had decided that making the universe was a mistake and was, as I found him on the beach, beginning a ritual that would delete the universe.

I objected to this, telling him that while there were many negatives in the world (the important part to me), people were also capable of good. (I was younger and more optimistic then.) I guess I was convincing, because he pondered, then told me he would give me one year and Superman style powers to show the good of which humanity is capable. At the end of the year he would evaluate my actions and decide whether to finish his ritual.

I performed heroic acts throughout the year, but not enough to impress him, apparently. He told me at the end that he admired my actions but had decided to finish the ritual, and again I objected. We ended up fighting. I don't remember how the dream ended after that, but I woke up, so I guess one could argue that he did succeed at deleting that universe.

So I guess in your hypothetical situation, perhaps I would ask for superpowers.

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 2 days ago

Wow, that's a wild dream! I think yea that would be the best course of action

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] wesker 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Just destroy the humans."