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You are given an opportunity to hard reset our universe (particularly, the Earth). You are also allowed to change one rule about the new universe. What rule would you change? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago by Marighost@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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The rule could be anything, as funny or as serious as you want. The universe will progress in a similar way that it has up until this point, unless your changed rule prevented it from doing so.

Some examples might be:

  • The invention of currency is not allowed.
  • Iron is slightly less stable.
  • The Ancient Greeks are able to cultivate Silphium, which does not go extinct now.
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[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A necessary requirement for higher intelligence is proper, functioning empathy. If you lack this, you're just... Incapable of intelligent thought beyond that of a particularly stupid dog

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Humans do generally have proper functioning empathy

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

dogs, too. such a strange take

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago

a moral impetus, informed directly by empathy, that is so overwhelming that the feelings of others are tantamount to one’s own

I’m guessing this is their meaning. Sounds interesting. Maybe that version of humanity would have far fewer nukes and a lot more good sex.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, I have a hard time believing this.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

The problem is that basic empathy only goes so far. But we [almost] all have it.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I feel like we would still have many of the same billionaires if not all