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Blind 29 26.13%
Deaf 74 66.67%
I could survive just fine as Helen Keller 2 1.80%
Impotent 6 5.41%
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:13 PM   #1
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Would you rather be blind or deaf?

QSIA. I would rather be deaf. Even though I couldnt listen to my favorite music anymore or communicate all too well with people it would be better than walking around with a stick and not being able to see. Thoughts?
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:14 PM   #2
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

Neither.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:14 PM   #3
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I agree, I would rather be deaf as well. But they both suck.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:16 PM   #4
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I recall seeing one of these polls this year...and deaf got the most votes by a landslide.

Or maybe I'm imagining.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:17 PM   #5
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

not sure if the question means you're born with it or you become it (blind/deaf).

but, between the two, i think if i were to become blind all of a sudden, it would take me way longer to deal with it than becoming deaf.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:18 PM   #6
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I agree, I would rather be deaf as well. But they both suck.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:19 PM   #7
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

how is this even a question???......if you're deaf you can still function as a member of society. if you are blind, you depend on someone else to do things for you the rest of your life...

no more getting up and taking a drive to the store...playing sports....watching tv....reading....going out to bars..(when was the last time you saw a blind guy out on a saturday night??) I rest my case.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:20 PM   #8
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Blind, I couldn't live without music.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:21 PM   #9
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Blind, I couldn't live without music.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:21 PM   #10
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^ this...plus no dmb
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:31 PM   #11
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I would have to say deaf, but i couldnt imagine total silence. The rest of your life, void of any sound. Much less music. It would almost feel like solitary confinement in your head......But then again so would being blind. Il go with Deaf.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:33 PM   #12
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

Blind by far. Couldn't live without music. Then again I couldn't live without seeing another face. Screw this poll.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:35 PM   #13
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

blind.
so you don't have to see all the horrible things this world has to offer...

granted, you do miss out on all the beautiful things, but you win some, you lose some.
some of the most amazing musicians were bling. Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Doc Watson... amazing.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:41 PM   #14
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

you people that say blind would really want to have to depend on another person the rest of your lives just so you can listen to music..????
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:43 PM   #15
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

being blind is not the right answer.

give me a break. we all love music....but come on.
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you people that say blind would really want to have to depend on another person the rest of your lives just so you can listen to music..????


But if you were blind you wouldn't be able to see the woman blowing a dog, which would be a plus.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:45 PM   #17
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I pretty much live for music... so blind.
However, I like having all my senses very much...
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:46 PM   #18
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how is this even a question???......if you're deaf you can still function as a member of society. if you are blind, you depend on someone else to do things for you the rest of your life...

no more getting up and taking a drive to the store...playing sports....watching tv....reading....going out to bars..(when was the last time you saw a blind guy out on a saturday night??) I rest my case.
There's so much wrong with the "logic" of this answer I honestly don't even know where to begin
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:47 PM   #19
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you people that say blind would really want to have to depend on another person the rest of your lives just so you can listen to music..????
Sounds about right.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:47 PM   #20
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Deaf. Easy decision.
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:54 PM   #21
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I'd pick deaf.

While on the topic, I've always had a question that's concerned me. Let's say someone is born blind and they hear people talking about something like..a color. Say, a red rose. Do they have any perception of what that could be? Or is it just completely impossible to comprehend something you have never sensed/cannot sense?
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I'd rather watch porn than listen to porn. Amirite?
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I'd rather watch porn than listen to porn. Amirite?




Though I'm not entirely opposed to listening to porn...
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Though I'm not entirely opposed to listening to porn...
You also can't spot slampieces if you're blind.
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Old 11-17-2009, 02:05 PM   #25
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

easy blind, no problems deciding that one. i could still play guitar blind. i could still talk to people without any problems. the only thing would be getting around, but im sure i would become like daredevil.
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Old 11-17-2009, 02:10 PM   #26
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You also can't spot slampieces if you're blind.
Well I'm married, so deaf is clearly the answer here.



Edit: I'm not married. I don't know why I said that. But I'd still rather be deaf.

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Old 11-17-2009, 02:12 PM   #27
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Impotent. Then I could get a little pump in my penis to give me boners and still see the girl I'm doin' it with! And I could hear her when she tells me that I'm on her hair.
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Old 11-17-2009, 02:25 PM   #28
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

As I am already nearly blind, I would rather be that than deaf. If I were deaf I wouldn't be able to listen to music. Or talk with people. Or a ton of other things. Also, sure, I wouldn't be able to see films, but I'd still get a general idea of what was happening through listening. Everything would be just like a radio play.

But I am biased as 97% of you have both your full eyesight and hearing.

No impotency thank you.
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Old 11-17-2009, 02:28 PM   #29
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Old 11-17-2009, 02:33 PM   #30
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Re: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

Deaf for sure. It would suck, but I could still easily do most of my work (teaching would be a challenge--research part would be relatively unaffective) and generally live my life. My main hobbies are movies (can do subtitles), books and video games. I love music, but I don't play instruments or go to all that many concerts so being deaf would be less of a blow than losing my site.
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