What would you do?

[Uméesha]

Originally Posted by SanchomacH

I would become Superman and take Alizee on a ride to the clouds.

sanchomacH..... if you are superman............then i would become spiderman and grab alizee to myside safely with the web.LOL

[Deepwaters]

Originally Posted by OGRE

Bending or altering reality carries consequences which I am not capable of comprehending. For example, several of the otherwise honorable attempts at doing good posted in this thread can have a rather severe side affect. It strips our fellow citizens of free will. It usurps our ability to make our own decisions. Our "reality altering" action becomes the catalyst for a domino effect of consequences that can spiral down paths a thousand times worse than reality itself.

I understand your reasoning here, Ogre, but the reality is that we all DO have this "reality altering" ability, if not quite on the dramatic scale Joey envisioned in the OP, and cannot avoid using it. When you think of someone, for example, you impact their actions and thoughts, moving them subtly towards what you want them to be and do (or sometimes, what you fear they may be and do -- that can also self-fulfill). This doesn't deprive them of free will any more than, say, advertising does, in that it's only an influence, not total control (I don't believe total control is possible), but the point is you cannot NOT do it. So rather than try to do the impossible, avoid it altogether, the trick is to do it always in positive ways that align with mutual will, not in selfish ways that result in opposition.

Same with shaping the lines of fate. You can't avoid doing that, either, and since your own fate is not separate from that of other people's, you cannot avoid shaping the fate of others, either.

Actually, the reasoning you've used applies to any willed action whatsoever, whether it's magical or plain ordinary doing stuff. Any action you take can have unforeseen consequences, potentially dire ones. What do you do, then? Sit in meditation in a room and starve yourself to death? But that, too, is an action with potentially dire consequences.

If I had enough magic to do the things I listed in my first post on this thread (which, alas, I don't), I would certainly do them. Yes, doing those things COULD have dire consequences, but not doing them absolutely WOULD have dire consequences that I can see very clearly.

[Drake498]

Originally Posted by OGRE

I would do.....nothing.

thats kinda borring..., however i see where you come from... on the other hand, Deepwaters is correct, it inevitable that you will make change in your surroundings

[Drake498]

Originally Posted by Zack -Alizee Lover-

I would stop eating so much chocolate cookies, they make me spend a lot of time in the bathroom and i wish i had more toilet paper

LOL classic >_< i dont have that problem, but similarly, ya know when you just find out that your toilet paper is out whed you need it? I want a auto-refilling toilet paper dispenser
(what an idea!! )

[NANAKI]

Also I would make myself immortal and would live forever

[kdn]

Originally Posted by OGRE

Bending or altering reality carries consequences which I am not capable of comprehending. For example, several of the otherwise honorable attempts at doing good posted in this thread can have a rather severe side affect. It strips our fellow citizens of free will. It usurps our ability to make our own decisions. Our "reality altering" action becomes the catalyst for a domino effect of consequences that can spiral down paths a thousand times worse than reality itself.

I would do something extremely selfish, use the magical power on myself. In case something goes wrong, it'll be only me who suffer the consequences.

[Joey_adore_Jung]

wow all these posts are rather interesting it was fun to read thx for posting i enjoyed the conversation if oyu want go aheas ans post some more please

[kdn]

...I forgot the "but..." in my previous post.