If you woke up one day and had the ability to read people's thoughts, like in "What Women Want" or "Heroes", would you? Would you actually want to know what people are thinking?
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Penny The Wise
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I would and I wouldn't. I wouldn't want to hear some of the gross or mean things people think, but it might make you realise who you really love and who really loves and likes you.
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Only if there was an on/off switch that came with it. It could come in handy, i.e., 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer.'
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I wouldn't want to, but I'm sure I would. But only for a while--I'd probably learn way too many things I never wanted to know.
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It would be a great ability if you use it wisely, But at the same time do you really want to know what others are thinking "the real truth behind why a boyfriend breaks up with you and so on..." I think some things are better off left without knowing. So no I would like to be left in the dark about others thoughts unless I ask first. Plus that could be an invasion of privacy when you think about it, what is more personal then ones own personal thoughts.
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If it was like "What Women Want" I wouldn't have any choice as I recall. It would be bad I am sure and could range from humorous, to depressing to interesting if I had this skill. I suppose I would try to develop coping skills for it and do the best I could. I think it would be interesting to know what certain people I deal with are thinking, but I can also see why it could cause almost constant anxiety, anger, sadness, or other feelings, since alot of people do not tell us what they really think. I am not sure most of us, or at least I, would handle hearing really negative or hurtful things from people who I thought were my friends or friendly to me. It would be a real "double edged sword" to have as an "ability.
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Yes- I would. I think it would make getting along much easier
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If I had the ability to control whether I could or not, i would not. First, people's thoughts are their own. i wouldn't want to invade their privacy. Think about it, would you want someone being able to know what you think? I know I wouldn't. Also, I have issues being able to stay in my own mind, I don't want to attempt being in someone else's. I like my sanity thank you very much. Lastly, I already think very poorly of myself, I couldn't emotionally handle what the real world thinks
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No, what I would rather have is the ability to see myself as others see me...which I suppose is related to your question
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I think I have enough difficulties fiquring out my own thoughts without having to read the minds of others, that would be very scary, indeed!
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No. I also would not want to see into the future in regards to my life.
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I'd like to be able to control it, use it when I want to. I think that would be really useful in certain situations.
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oh,to have that ability and be an attorney....
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Think of the potential pleasure you could give your partner i.e. fantasy, love making, what they need you to say most when they are in pain. I would use it for good I think (like the little white lie)
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I'd try to suppress it, since thoughts are something I believe to be entirely private, regardless of anything. Seriously, even for things like God, if he/she/it/they exist I'd consider it awfully rude of him/her/it/them to read my thoughts : P they're entirely 'mine' and not for anyone else to know about. I consider it the same for everyone else, their thoughts are theirs, and 100% private without exception, until they consent to having them read (which I doubt will happen)
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No, I would get my feelings hurt. It would be nice if you were a cop and used it to get the bad people.
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If I had the ability to read people's thoughts, I definitely would.... I have a feeling I'd like a lot less people and not have as many friends.
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I can actually do this to a degree. I haven't seen those shows but reading thoughts is usually depicted as internal dialog as if people are having conversations with themselves. It doesn't really work that way. You can't read thoughts without feeling that person's emotions and most people don't feel very good about themselves. Analytical people are the worst because they fear their own emotions. People rarely have clear, easy to read internal monologues, they respond with a mish mash of different emotions to everything around them. Their thoughts are not at all clear and usually there is a lot of subconscious stuff going on. People are complicated. Consequently, I'm very picky about when and where I do this. It's not very pleasant.
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No. Too much information.
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