What kind of people would we be if nothing terrible ever happened?

Question

no natural disasters, no crime, no diseases, no war and we just died

quietly around 100 yrs. old and did not age very much (or no one

was born or died)?

Answer 1

Much happier. Too bad the big guy didn't want us happy. I guess that's too boring for him.

Answer 2

Happy?

Answer 3

We would be boring, but happy, in a sense.

My dad is a cop, if there were no crime, he would be jobless...haha

Utopia has always a bad side.

-no natural disasters = May lead to overpopulation, jobless fireman/coast guard/etc.

-no crime = Jobless cops, lawyers, lawmakers, army, etc.

-no diseases = Overpopulation, then will lead to overused of our resources

-no war = see "no crime"

Hmm...to think about it, I would actually prefer a world like that...The good things out ways all the bad things.

Answer 4

I would like to try it please.

Answer 5

That's a very good question. I don't know the answer to that question. Let me star it.

Answer 6

Ever see the Matrix?  They explain that at first, the robots wrote a utopian program where humans were just quietly happy their whole quiet happy lives and did quiet happy things without any troubles.  Except the humans rejected the program.  Couldn't understand how things could just be happy.

The human condition creates chaos and disorder.  Just think about how often you end up grumpy for no real reason.  Cut someone off in traffic even though you're not running late.  Purposely refuse to help someone even when helping would be easy and painless.  We're not hardwired to be quiet and peaceful.

If you could get rid of natural disasters and disease, great.  But there is NO way to get rid of humanity's need for chaos and disorder.