Would you rather be deaf or blind?
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Topic: Would you rather be deaf or blind?
Posted By: Linus
Subject: Would you rather be deaf or blind?
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 11:31pm
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Let's just say an incident happened, and you had to either be deaf or blind for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
It'd seem that a deaf person would be more capable at staying self sufficient in most aspects of life, and be able to do a lot more, than a blind person. Yes, there are self-sufficient blind people, but at the same time there are far more sight-requiring activities than hearing (driving, not falling down a manhole, stalking people, etc etc). Though I guess when blind, you could keep from feeling alone just by having background noise going on, whilst if you're deaf... well.. it's just what you see (obviously). Either way it'd suck, but I want to see what others would choose. (PS-- No cheating and saying you'd rather be mute) ------------- 
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 11:42pm
| deaf. At least there's a possibility for a hearing aid then. |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 11:46pm
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Deaf. TV has subtitles. Sign language is as good as spoken word when you know it. There's also a lot of deaf community centres too, of course there are blind ones as well but no one ever turns up.
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 11:46pm
This. Even if you cant get a hearing aid. You can still watch TV with captioning, wont have to rely on other people for money (Ive had customers ask what bill they gave me. I tell the truth, but I feel a lot of people would lie.) Id rather learn sign language and try reading lips than never seeing again. ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
GI JOES SON wrote:Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 11:57pm
to expand on this, you could see your wife, but wouldn't have to listen to her. Also, going to the beach would still be in play. Can't hear good looking girls. |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 12:07am
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Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 12:35am
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You can't see boobs if you're blind. So I'd rather be deaf. ------------- 
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 12:56am
I laughed. My laughing was audible to others. ------------- 
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Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 3:08am
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Deaf. Definately deaf. I rely on my eyesight way too much. Driving, playing games, shooting, enjoying the world at large.
Sounds are good, and definately add to the experience, but thanks, I'll take my eyesight over hearing any day of the week. +1 for increased self sufficiency. Having worked with both blind and deaf people, the blind have a more regimented way of life. KBK |
Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 6:12am
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Deaf for pretty much every reson already stated. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 8:49am
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Deaf. Though I'm sure I would go insane without sound, I'd feel worse without being able to see. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 9:17am
I have tinnitus. 
------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 9:47am
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Deaf. Medically speaking, the treatments for deafness are much more advanced than those for blindness. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 8:09pm
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Deaf. I'd absolutely hate being deaf, but my vision is far more important to me. ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 8:27pm
Blind brah.
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Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 9:44pm
| I wonder what it sounds like, if you will, when a deaf person thinks. Personally, I think in my voice, but I wonder what it would be like for someone who has never heard their, or anyone else's, voice before. |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 9:54pm
I'm pretty sure they don't hear a voice in their head. That is why they can read faster, because they don't have an inner-monologue reading along. -------------
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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 31 January 2011 at 1:52am
Deaf, definitely. For the aforementioned reasons.
Word. That sub-vocalizing is the product of how we are taught to read, and why some people read so relatively slowly.
Can we compromise and say I'd rather YOU be mute?  ------------- 
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 31 January 2011 at 10:11am
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I have the problem that I read so fast that I have to consciously slow down my speech. Otherwise people look at me like I'm crazy and have no clue what I said. I think it may be due to my reading more than I talked while I was in elementary school. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 01 February 2011 at 12:37pm
| Deaf. Then Dbibeau would date me. |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 01 February 2011 at 12:40pm
Oh man. Whatever happened to that guy? ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: underground
Date Posted: 01 February 2011 at 1:53pm
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I'd rather be blind. I would kill myself if I couldn't hear music. Imagine never hearing your favorite song again, not being able to hear your wife's wedding vows, or hear your child's first words. I can honestly say I'd probably kill myself if I couldn't hear.
------------- I believe if life gives you lemons, you should find someone life gave vodka and have a party. |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 01 February 2011 at 6:43pm
| ^^but as stated before, there have been plenty of advances as far as hearing aids and what not for the deaf. I'd like to take my chances with that. |
Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 02 February 2011 at 7:10am
Music is over rated, besides you can still feel the music. Hearing words would in no way be as important as being able to see the person saying them. What about watching your kid grow up? Watching them take their first steps? Watching them graduate? Anything that can be said vocally can be said with sign language. I'd happily trade my hearing for my sight. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 10:54am
I would deafinitely rather be deaf. It would almost be like an abusable super power:
Edit: There's probably a potential for messing with sales callers here as well. (Probably would require some type of special phone equipment. ------------- 
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 1:39pm
So.... you would rather never be able to see the beautiful nature around you? You would rather never see the face of your wife? You would rather never see your kid's first steps, to see the kid grow up? You would rather not drive? I just dont see your argument. -------------
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: underground
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 1:55pm
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It's not an argument, it's a personal preference. I would rather be blind than deaf.I'm not knocking YOUR desire to be deaf, I'm just saying if I had a choice, I'd take hearing over vision. I would kill myself if I couldn't hear music. ------------- I believe if life gives you lemons, you should find someone life gave vodka and have a party. |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 2:21pm
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You would rather not see that bus you just stepped out in front of? -------------
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 5:27pm
It would depend on who i was married to.  Realistically, I'd rather be deaf. I can always turn off a light switch. Lets just go with a disability themed "this or that". Mildly retarded, or schizophrenic ? |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 5:37pm
Schizo. You end up with better stories. No arms or no legs. -------------
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 5:51pm
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No legs. I could rock Forrest Gump jokes whenever I felt like it. Grossly excessive body hair or none whatsoever? ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 5:54pm
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None whatsoever definitely. No smell or no taste? ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 6:11pm
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no smell. i like food more than farts. small wang or speech impediment? |
Posted By: Uncle Rudder
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 8:26pm
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Deaf, then being married would be a lot easier.
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Posted By: Uncle Rudder
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 8:27pm
Small wang. By the time she finds out of my "impairment" she's already in too deep. I wouldn't get that far if I had a speech impediment. -------------
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 8:52pm
This.
Missing ear or missing nose? ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 8:55pm
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Speech impediment. By the time she finds out of my "impairment" she's already in too deep. I wouldn't get that far if I had a small wang.
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 12:54am
Missing ear, you can always grow out hair 3 missing fingers, or 1 missing thumb (same hand). -------------
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 1:49am
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You can also grow a new nose. Arms stuck straight or arms stuck bent? -------------
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 6:17pm
Bent, you cant do certin things with straight arms. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |