michaelab said:Reminds me of "debates" I used to have at school about whether, given the choice, it was preferable to be deaf or blind.
Michael.
On that basis, for those that voted to lose an arm, I must be the first left handed person to vote.IMO the obvious choice is left arm if you're right handed and right arm if you're left handed.
Easy choice, I'd rather be blind. No hearing = no music.Reminds me of "debates" I used to have at school about whether, given the choice, it was preferable to be deaf or blind.
I've thought about it a lot and the "no music" bit is a serious problem about being deaf but all things considered I think I'd prefer to be deaf rather than blind. Bit of a pointless debate though, and makes me think about the people who didn't have a choice, and some who ended up both deaf and blindHenryT said:Easy choice, I'd rather be blind. No hearing = no music.![]()
Personally preference of course. Just out of curiosity why did you elect for being deaf over being blind. Apart from the "no music" issue, the one and other overriding thing which would make life unbearable about being death is the feeling of "isolation", the thought of not being able to hear ambient noise clues or what other people are saying in the same room as me whether they are talking to me or not is just freigtening. I suppose it helps though that I know at lot of people who have either been born blind or have gone blind yet still lead totally full and independent lives, therefore I know I could adapt too to a loss of sight.michaelab said:I've thought about it a lot and the "no music" bit is a serious problem about being deaf but all things considered I think I'd prefer to be deaf rather than blind.
Very true Michael, although I'm usually of the opinion that if you're born a certain way then you don't know any different. It's obviously much more difficult to have known what you have lost or having to live with the fact that you may eventually lose one, the other, or both. Luckily I've not personally been in either position.michaelab said:Bit of a pointless debate though, and makes me think about the people who didn't have a choice, and some who ended up both deaf and blind![]()
wadia-miester said:Mike,
The sort of debates you had a school were more of the Wanking race type maybe?
You and WM giving us an insight into your own schoolboy days eh?mr cat said:I bet he also played soggy biscuit a lot...!![]()