Comment Telepaths would be killed off (Score 1) 310
Most people don't like having their phone calls monitored by the government. Could you imagine the impact of having telepaths among us? No one would want a telepath around. I doubt they would live long, or they'd be exploited by the government. If you have telepathic abilities, keep your mouth shut (you don't need it anyway).
From a practical standpoint, telepathy probably only works at close distances, like hearing and vision. It's hard enough picking out a conversation in a crowded room full of talking people. Could you imagine what it would be like to hear the thoughts of everyone on earth? Since we already have external means of communication at close distance (5 senses), what is the benefit of having one more? I doubt that telepathy exists, but if it did exist, but only at close distances, then the internet experiment is doomed to failure.
From a practical standpoint, telepathy probably only works at close distances, like hearing and vision. It's hard enough picking out a conversation in a crowded room full of talking people. Could you imagine what it would be like to hear the thoughts of everyone on earth? Since we already have external means of communication at close distance (5 senses), what is the benefit of having one more? I doubt that telepathy exists, but if it did exist, but only at close distances, then the internet experiment is doomed to failure.
