If human beings wore some sort of encasement that protected them from UV rays, germs, and violence, would that not create a better society? It would also stop racism as you would not be able to know the race of another person on the street or in the stores. The encasement would only come off at home with family or with people you have gotten to know with it on. It would be a great way to see how you chose your friends. You'd have nothing but the personality to go on. What do you think? Am I just nuts?
2007-02-13 14:52:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
The engineering complexities boggle the mind, but it is a rather Ralwsian approach to the problem. Get to work on it and see. I think no utopia, but you may be on to a concept that needs philosophical expansion.
2007-02-13 15:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, don't think you're approach is a good one. With regards diseases, it seems that if people aren't exposed enough to germs then they develope auto-immune diseases like asthma. People need sunlight as well to produce vitamin D, as well as to stay sane (people really need sun). With regards human interaction- without realizing it, most of our communication is done by facial expressions and body language. A large part of the human brain is devoted to reading gestures and slight movements as well as posture and a multitude of other indicators. By encasing people in a non-distinguishable bubble you'll effectively alienate everyone from each other.
As a matter of philosophy, making everyone equal does not solve problems. People are different and the only solution for peace is to work those differences into a productive frame. If you're interested, I found "Harrison Bergeron" an interesting read. It's a short story by Kurt Vonnegut
2007-02-13 15:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let me guess you live in a large city? Do you?.....this is an Idea, I see where you are going with it. but people would still be different culturally in most places, And have different social preferences, people would still have accents and dialects. People would still have Names to be called by and if people could take this suit off by choice some may choose not to wear it at all. I appreciate you motives, you're not nuts in my opinion. I had a similar idea once, I hadn't spoke about it for awhile now, but it involves reducing the need for consumption of food and water.. reducing our need to satisfy our most basic of needs. reducing our need to travel to work to compete freeing up time and energy. We spend most of our energy on this planet trying to fulfill these needs. My idea was an implant that recycled the waste back into useful sustenance a couple more times before it left our bodies. That's probably nuts..lol.
In a smaller towns suits or not, everyone knows every one down to mannerisms and tone of voice even at times.
2007-02-13 15:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by Melle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the same thing the internet already does. Every characteristic you listed.
Has the internet stopped violence? Has it fixed anything?
Unfortunately, even totally anonymous people feel the need to be individual humans and act like asses. Just look at some of the responses to your question. One could even argue that your characteristic of total anonymousness in itself allows humans to be even bigger asses thus causing even more strife than existed before.
2007-02-13 18:07:28 · answer #4 · answered by randkl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it wouldnt work even though it will cause eternal happiness because I can logicly prove eternal happiness less valuable than a ham sandwhich. Nothing is better that eternal happiness but a ham sandwhich is better than nothing. see? but if you had half a brain you would know this statment is true but doesnt prove anything about your question. In other words for a answer for a question that I am about to state is "because you put it in the front" and that question is "why did you read all of that useless jibberish?" so for reals this time the answer is... hey look a butterfly uh oh wait... ok the answer is... in my oppinion... uhhh... "YES"
2007-02-13 15:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmmf.
Talk about taking the flavor out of life.
Diversity (and being able to see it), is the spice of life to me. I don't think it's a silly question, your ideas toward the goals for it, make perfect sense.
But there would most certainly be problems arising from this, and I think these problems would resultingly be worse than the initial troubles.
2007-02-13 16:35:46 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have a wild and imaginative mind. somehow, this plan would contain flaws that society would pick up on and cause the utopian framework to fall apart.
2007-02-17 01:28:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pffft! People would just judge the encasements! How old are you anyway? Hahahahaa!
2007-02-13 22:52:15 · answer #8 · answered by StormTracker257 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Worse. You're nuts with lots of words.
2007-02-13 16:10:19 · answer #9 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
and, and, and...it we all lived in Teepees, like the Indians, wouldn't that be a better way too?
Go hug a tree, take your medicine and go to bed.
2007-02-13 15:00:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋