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Weird idea time
Apr. 5th, 2007 03:01 amHad an idea a few months back, and have played with it a bit since.
Basically, it goes like this.
One fine day everyone on earth discovers they have a "presence" in their head. Everyone who is awake and not engaged iun an activity where distraction could cause trouble "hears" something along the lines of "I am your [aide/guardian/protector]" at the same time the bit in brackets is a clear concept, just not quite something English has a word for.
The rest of the population finds out as they wake up or it becomes safe to distract them.
I'm working on the rest of the "introduction". But the basic idea is they are a construct/process not a being. If they know where they came from, they aren't talking.
They can't do anything more than "talk" to you. No physical manifestation at all.
They won't lie to you and they won't let you lie to yourself. Sloppy thinking, assumptions treated as facts, etc, they'll call you on.
They'll also point out such things in stuff you hear or read (yes, advertising is in big trouble).
It's possible for them to let you know someone else is speaking the truth as they know it if that person has told his "guardian" to notify others of this.
They'll also supply *some* info that is known to other humans. For example, if you are thinking "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me" you might get told "Most people do not know you so they do not have any feelings towards you. Of those who do know you, 5% dislike you, 70% don't care, and 20% like you to a greater or lesser extent."
Basically, no "identifiable" info. But usable info.
This would shake things up badly enough. But they'll also "help" you learn by suggesting where to look for ionfo and suggesting where to verifying or disprove things you thought you knew or that someone is trying to tell you.
In short, you either get nagged to death or you learn to not get sold a bill of goods by anyone.
Matters of religion will get you pointed at the texts, and noted scholars. Yes, this will severely inconvenince most organized religions.It'll incovenience scammers and hatemongers a lot more.
I've had a bit of fun contemplating the effects on society. I'm posting this to see if anybody thinks of ones I haven't.
Basically, it goes like this.
One fine day everyone on earth discovers they have a "presence" in their head. Everyone who is awake and not engaged iun an activity where distraction could cause trouble "hears" something along the lines of "I am your [aide/guardian/protector]" at the same time the bit in brackets is a clear concept, just not quite something English has a word for.
The rest of the population finds out as they wake up or it becomes safe to distract them.
I'm working on the rest of the "introduction". But the basic idea is they are a construct/process not a being. If they know where they came from, they aren't talking.
They can't do anything more than "talk" to you. No physical manifestation at all.
They won't lie to you and they won't let you lie to yourself. Sloppy thinking, assumptions treated as facts, etc, they'll call you on.
They'll also point out such things in stuff you hear or read (yes, advertising is in big trouble).
It's possible for them to let you know someone else is speaking the truth as they know it if that person has told his "guardian" to notify others of this.
They'll also supply *some* info that is known to other humans. For example, if you are thinking "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me" you might get told "Most people do not know you so they do not have any feelings towards you. Of those who do know you, 5% dislike you, 70% don't care, and 20% like you to a greater or lesser extent."
Basically, no "identifiable" info. But usable info.
This would shake things up badly enough. But they'll also "help" you learn by suggesting where to look for ionfo and suggesting where to verifying or disprove things you thought you knew or that someone is trying to tell you.
In short, you either get nagged to death or you learn to not get sold a bill of goods by anyone.
Matters of religion will get you pointed at the texts, and noted scholars. Yes, this will severely inconvenince most organized religions.It'll incovenience scammers and hatemongers a lot more.
I've had a bit of fun contemplating the effects on society. I'm posting this to see if anybody thinks of ones I haven't.
