Why wouldn't you take it? There seems to be very little downside. It may take the enjoyment out of striving to improve and working through problems, but I can live with that.
But wouldn't you feel like you'd cheated whenever you won something? Also, when people you respected praised you for your achievements wouldn't you feel a fraud because you were always going to do well, with or without effort?
Yes I agree but just for once I'd like to be able succeed and do really well at things without having to work really hard. Think of the achievements you could succeed at as well; curing diseases, stopping wars and getting rid of famine. It seems a small price to pay to me, but is there a cure for the potion if I got fed up of all that success?
I can see your argument and I agree that sacrificing one person's feelings of achievement and accomplishment does seem a small price to pay if you could eradicate famine and other world disasters. There is a cure for the magic potion! At what point do you think you might take it because when could you sacrifice being able to solve all the world's problems? What if the side effect from the potion, the original potion, meant that you were never happy?
I don't think I'd ever take the cure, but it would be nice to have it if I ever needed it. If I had to trade my happiness for solving all the world's problems, then I suppose it would be a small price to pay.
That is very sensible thinking and it would be silly and potentially dangerous to drink something if you didn't really know what it was but what if it was safe to drink and wouldn't harm you in any way?
Why wouldn't you take it? There seems to be very little downside. It may take the enjoyment out of striving to improve and working through problems, but I can live with that.
ReplyDeleteBut wouldn't you feel like you'd cheated whenever you won something? Also, when people you respected praised you for your achievements wouldn't you feel a fraud because you were always going to do well, with or without effort?
ReplyDeleteYes I agree but just for once I'd like to be able succeed and do really well at things without having to work really hard. Think of the achievements you could succeed at as well; curing diseases, stopping wars and getting rid of famine. It seems a small price to pay to me, but is there a cure for the potion if I got fed up of all that success?
ReplyDeleteI can see your argument and I agree that sacrificing one person's feelings of achievement and accomplishment does seem a small price to pay if you could eradicate famine and other world disasters. There is a cure for the magic potion! At what point do you think you might take it because when could you sacrifice being able to solve all the world's problems? What if the side effect from the potion, the original potion, meant that you were never happy?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd ever take the cure, but it would be nice to have it if I ever needed it. If I had to trade my happiness for solving all the world's problems, then I suppose it would be a small price to pay.
DeleteBut what if someone else had taken the potion as well and so solving all the world's problems wasn't just your responsibility?
DeleteI woudnt take it because it might be a trick.
ReplyDeleteThat is very sensible thinking and it would be silly and potentially dangerous to drink something if you didn't really know what it was but what if it was safe to drink and wouldn't harm you in any way?
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