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celticmom
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 Posted - 09/23/2009 : 13:47:22
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| I was just pondering today, wondering....what if everyone was blind? Would naturist sites and clothing optional pools see an increase in attendance or decrease? What do you think? |
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Calguy
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2009 : 14:15:54
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| If everyone was blind, in my opinion, there would be no need for clothes, expect as a protection from the weather. In a world where everyone was blind, every beach, or pool, could be clothes free. After all, if everyone was blind, what would it matter if you did not have on a swimsuit? Who is going to see anything to care? |
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Captain Curmudgeon
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 14:24:44
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| Increase. Somewhere (on this site?) is one of my Zen Nuddhist koans on that very topic. |
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argonaut
USA
1955 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 15:48:30
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Decrease. We would not be able to find naturist sites. Basically the whole world becomes a naturist site, as it should be.
On another level: Everyone is blind. |
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rjmma
411 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 16:39:54
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| there would be a lot more accidental drownings as blind people fell into the lakes, rivers, etc. it would be terrible really. |
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mfletch7
USA
403 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 13:46:12
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RJ
Is that like "the blind leading the blind". |
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joserab
USA
845 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 22:20:48
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Interesting question. On the one hand, you realize a lesser need for clothes. On the other hand, given enough time the human race can mess up the best of situations.
Which sense would be heightened to replace sight? Would we know one another by the sound of one's voice, by their scent, or perhaps by touch - hand to face etc. You pose an interesting question. I'm not sure that naturist sites and clothing optional anythings would see an increase in attendance or a decrease.
What if it was the sense of touch that was heightened? Would there be those who would bully others with their touch like some bully today with their voice or with their manner of dress? I don't know, but it gives me something to ponder in quiet moments ahead. |
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Captain Curmudgeon
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 11:49:20
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Originally posted by joserab
Which sense would be heightened to replace sight? Would we know one another by the sound of one's voice,
Well, if it were hearing, then in the USA, we'd all be required to wear a mask to disguise our voices. In Utah, an iron mask. |
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Aragorn and Arwen
USA
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Posted - 02/06/2010 : 11:34:14
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| I agree with Argonaut - clothing optional resorts would become obsolete because people would eventually stop wearing clothes. I think it would take a while and maybe some of the older generations would still insist on clothing, but eventually, people would adopt an attitude of "If no one can see what I'm doing, I can get away with acting like I really want to" and people would just stop wearing clothes. |
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been around
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Posted - 02/07/2010 : 10:39:06
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| I don't know how people would make a living or survive, unless everybody became vegetarians and had their own gardens which the people would tend naked of course. And there would be no need for war empires and invading other countries and just making weapons other than knives would stop. Let's assume that the blindness to everybody happened suddenly over a short period and housing would thus remain secure. People would get along and would learn and remember how many steps it would take to get to their neighbor's houses and we would all take care of each and inadvertent touching of each other, all body parts, would be accepted. |
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Loose
Canada
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Posted - 02/08/2010 : 01:18:56
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Ha that and the fact that everything would be sound based, sorry for the off topic-ness but after such a dramatic change perspectives would be seen differently(excuse the pun), maybe after the first generation people would accept touch as more of a communication than a perversion. Which reminds me at church today some guy ran his hand aross my back, not rude or anything but I couldn't help but laugh, it's bad enough when close friends feel akward with a pat on the back . Anyway wouldn't want global blindness to happen but still if it can bring everyone to the same level
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joserab
USA
845 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2010 : 06:04:20
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Originally posted by Loose
Which reminds me at church today some guy ran his hand aross my back, not rude or anything but I couldn't help but laugh, it's bad enough when close friends feel akward with a pat on the back.
Was he embarrassed for doing so? Were you? I don't get that. I've never had a problem with touching another guy with a pat on the back or even a rub across the shoulders. Guess I'm the weird one. Say Lah Vee (I didn't know how to spell it and didn't want to look it up - LOL!!!) |
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Kryptonian
Canada
47 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2010 : 09:59:44
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It's "C'est la vie", sorry I'm a french major and I couldn't let that one slide lol.
I myself can be a touchy feely guy, but I'm also aware that people can be uncomfortable with it. I hug my brothers and sister and my in-laws all the time. I guess now that I think about it, I don't do that much "shoulder rubbing" or "back patting" with anyone. I understand where you're coming from Loose, I've had guys at church put their hand on my shoulder or run their hand across my back and it is rather awkward. I'd probably be fine with it if I was close to them and we were good friends. Anyway, I have a bubble and I usually like people to stay out of it lol. I like hugs though with everyone except other men, unless you are my brother, father or grandfather. If you are not one of these a hand shake or a fist pound or a high five will suffice. Maybe a chest bump if we are really good friends lol. |
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carolinaboy
USA
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Posted - 02/08/2010 : 12:21:44
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| I'm a huger also, both male and female, but some people don't want to be touched. I find the men accept it better than the women. |
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been around
151 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 12:54:37
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| I'm a hugger, too, but my blood brother is not while my wife's brothers are huggers, too. We always hug when we get together. I would hug the sisters if I could, but 2 have MS and 1 has neuropathy. Nephews when they were young were more apt to kiss than nieces were. Twice I had nephews jump on my lap and just start kissing and telling me they loved me, and of course I told them I loved them too. My wife and I never were able to have children, but times like that I got to know a little of what the feeling would have been like. It also reminds me of a line from that Tom T. Hall song from the 70's-"I love" "I love kisses from a child". Has anybody else had similar experiences? |
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Kryptonian
Canada
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Posted - 02/09/2010 : 16:34:50
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| My wife's family are quite distant and aren't big huggers. Since I joined the family however, they have gotten use to my hugs and my mother-in-law has actually made positive comments to my wife saying that she appreciates it and it makes her feel closer to her kids and to me. She said she wishes she had been more huggy with her kids. |
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