Let's Have Some Fun: If Astral Projection Was Real...

[LostAngeles]

Because Hok and some other people responding to slipknot inspired me:

The pointed out that colonscopies would be unnecessary were astral projection real. They're right! So would MRIs and X-rays! Why is my insurance company paying UCLA Radiology a few grand when the techs could have just astrally projected in!

So!

Goal of this thread: to have fun speculating on how the world would be different if astral projection was real. Change history! Get rid of pesky invasive medical techniques! Find out if your daughter is really studying at Suzie's or is at Make-Out Point with Jimmy!

If this works out maybe we'll play with some other woo.

 

[JoeTheJuggler]

And poker playing would be verrrry different.

 

[madurobob]

I dunno about all that, but porn would be an entirely different animal. So much for wondering about Angolina Jolie's hoohah... everyone can jump in!

 

[Ixion]

If astral projection were real, I finally wouldn't be trapped on this planet with the nutjobs...

 

[Tanstaafl]

If astral projection were real...

all males in the area would be strangely quiescent while cheerleaders were getting dressed.

 

[ExMinister]

No more need for cumbersome space craft or equipment- It would be possible to explore the farthest reaches of the universe, travel to the center of the earth.

Bin Laden and other terrorists would be unable to hide from astral projecting government agents. There would be no national secrets.

No more getting away with murder as astrally projecting police officers could just travel directly to the perpetrators house and access all pertinent data.

No more missing people as we could just astral travel to where they are located.

Now for the down side:

No more playing hookie from work or surfing the internet when you're supposed to be working, as astral-projecting bosses would KNOW.

 

[Madalch]

No more playing hookie from work or surfing the internet when you're supposed to be working, as astral-projecting bosses would KNOW.

Why surf the net when you can astrally project to somewhere more interesting than cyberspace?

 

[Hokulele]

Upside - No more tourists stopping right in the middle of the *$^%&# highway pointing out the window at a whale/waterfall/girl in bikini. Pull over on the shoulder people!

Downside - Places that are economically dependent on the tourist trade, such as Nepal, would be devastated.

 

[Wauthan]

Fame, beauty and interesting personality would all be considered bad things.

"I know you can't see me but I'm always watching you."

 

[Fnord]

Why pay college tuition when you could astrally project into the classroom or lecture hall?

If astral projection were real...

all males in the area would be strangely quiescent while cheerleaders were getting dressed.

... and all the sicko pedophile perverts would grow silent, as well, whenever a child undressed.


Finally, If Astral Projection Was Real, Sylvia Browne would be put out of business!

 

[Fnord]

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[moopet]

Nobody would pay to go to the cinema. They'd remote-view the film.

 

[ExMinister]

... and all the sicko pedophile perverts would grow silent, as well, whenever a child undressed.


Finally, If Astral Projection Was Real, Sylvia Browne would be put out of business!

Except that if astral projection were widely used by the police, they would be caught. I am assuming that during astral projection one can think themselves to any location one wishes to go to, for example, "Find pedophile, get street address, locate evidence that would hold up in court."

That would be very cool.

As would SB being put out of business.

 

[Aepervius]

If astral projection were real...

Nobody would care about anybody seeing anyone naked, because they could do it anytime, and there is no way whatsoever half the population spying on the other half under a shower/undressing/having sex/whatever fancy yourself would be stopped by a few policemen/watched/guardian. In other word if astral projection was common, then it would radically change our society as "prudery" (whatever you call it) would disappear.

 

[Normal Dude]

I would head straight for the other planets: Venus, and especially the interiors of the gas giants.

 

[PBTree]

If astral projection were real...

Nobody would care about anybody seeing anyone naked, because they could do it anytime, and there is no way whatsoever half the population spying on the other half under a shower/undressing/having sex/whatever fancy yourself would be stopped by a few policemen/watched/guardian. In other word if astral projection was common, then it would radically change our society as "prudery" (whatever you call it) would disappear.

I would. What if you made a mistake and ended up in Sylvia's bathroom at bath time.

aargh. my eyes, my eyes.

 

[Aepervius]

I would. What if you made a mistake and ended up in Sylvia's bathroom at bath time.

Does anybody know a method of erasing a nasty mental picture forever without nasty side effect ?

 

[arthwollipot]

If astral projection were real, then the effects might not be as dramatic as some people suppose. We wouldn't all suddenly become omniscient. Perhaps not everyone can do it. This would probably result in secret cadres of astral projecting superspies - most likely they would work for various governments. They would be considered national security assets.

But even if everybody could astrally project, that doesn't mean that we would always do so.

Does astral projection use up the body's energy? Then it couln't be maintained all day. You'd have to get back inside your head fairly frequently. If it does not, then people would still have to come back in order to eat, poo and have sex.

Regardless, if astral projection actually existed, the world would be a vastly different place.

 

[hipparchia]

Journalism would be very different. Press conferences would be full of disembodied reporters. But then, the only place they could write things down would be the Akashik records, and the editor would have to be able to channel those in case he wanted a fact checked.

Also, the editorial office would smell of patchouli and we would have Enya playing.

Attending invisibly the board meeting of Bear Stearns around March 15th- priceless.

But would there be disembodied bouncers who would grab you and fling your soul back into your wretched body where it came from?

 

[rjh01]

We would not have the signs saying 'This area under video surveillance.'