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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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[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Water freezes from the bottom up instead of top down.

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[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

Corporations are not people.

[–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'd eliminate the Joestar bloodline.

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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Oxygen now stably bonds with three hydrogen atoms, not two. The new formula for water is H3O.

Good luck with any kind of life form that we would recognize as being alive evolving.

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Around the time the pyramid of Giza is built, actual Aliens build a slightly smaller pyramid in modern day Tunisia. No one cares and all conspiracies still center on the ancient egyptian ones.

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

All physical constants are exact powers of ten; everything should be neat and organised.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Make entropy decrease as time goes on,

Have fun!

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[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Religion is not "invented", does not exist

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

People have no imagination, or have literally all the answers and thus no free will in this world then?

Can't imagine a world where people don't create incorrect answers associated with a higher power

[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Humans are peacefully with each other and only wage war against aliens or animals threatening to kill them.

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[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There is a normal integer between 4 and 5 but sapient beings are completely incapable of percieving it.

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[–] InstructionsNotClear@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

planck length = 0

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[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No gravity, sorry not sorry.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Let's see what scientists say about time if I remove entropy from the equation."

Also: Big Elden Ring vibes. This is basically what Marika does; alters reality and takes death out of it because she got access to the source code of the universe.

[–] sntx@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

God is real, but dead

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[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Honestly, i may be the most hardcore atheist, but it would be sweet if there was a God. You could know good and evil for sure, everyone gets what they deserve even if it's only in the afterlife, everything has a purpose...

I think it is objectively true that nature is chaos, we emerge from nature, and everything we believe in (currency, nations, laws, good and evil) are just social convention; all of that is the truth, and adapting to the truth helps me live a better life and make better decisions. But it's hard. It takes mental effort to accept that you're not the center of the universe and it's a disappointing thing to learn. I'm tired and i want someone to hand me meaning and purpose on a silver platter.

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[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People can't hurt each other.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Platinum is now as plentiful as nickel. I'll let astrophysicists figure out the side effects
2cm of solid wood completely blocks any sort of radiation.
Complete eradication of STDs

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Everyone has 50% more empathy, with a minimum equal to the previous median amount.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You both have to solve a new (to you) calculus problem to make a baby.

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[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Our solar system would have a greatly reduced speed of light so as to avoid being attacked by other sentient life.

[–] NerfHerder@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No black domain for me thanks. Even with A-A around

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[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Karma is real.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990 5 points 2 months ago

No life can exist.

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