What if?

[MatthewVett]

What if you woke up one day and discovered that you could change gender at will? There would seem to be endless questions to be answered. In fact, thanks entirely to this thread, I've started writing a story with that as the central idea.

Don't you think it would be interesting if a number of authors took on one "what if" question and we could see different ways of imagining it?

Anyway, I think it's a perfectly excellent thread for the AH.

I wrote a series called Diaries of a Sex-Shifter, but it's more two personalities sharing a body that changes gender than one personality in a body that changes gender. It's uncontrolled, but easily controllable. http://www.literotica.com/s/diaries-of-a-sexshifter-pt-01

 

[Island_Barbarian]

What if I could fly?

You would be a dumb bird. (I guess you may have gotten half your wish.)

 

[matriarch]

Ah, now you are dipping into fantasy. It's aboslutely impossible for anyone (at all) to formulate a report on events that doesn't show a bias.

The savvy reader evaluates the source of the report as well to determine the unavoidable bias (and then they can't always get it right, as biases are a complex mix and some are more evident than others).

The crazies on both end of the reporting spectrum are the easiest to decipher, thouse.

Savvy readers are few and far between....witness the success of tabloid newspapers and tv stations like Fox *gag* news............

 

[matriarch]

What if the urge to have sex ceased? Would the human race die out?


What if China ended its one-child policy? Would the Chinese take over the world?

What if women could impregnate themselves with no male input at all? Would men die out?

What if we invented a vaccine against cancer, heart disease and ageing? Would the planet's resources be enough to support us if we all lived beyond 200 years?

Nope, the human race would continue, the ego of our race wouldn't allow us to die out. There have been plenty of sci-fi movies about this. Just extract the sperm and the eggs and make babies..........


Can't answer that one...........

If women could impregnate themselves................interesting concept, I don't think men would die out, but their role in the world scene would definitely change.

The question would be more like, would you WANT to live beyond 200 years???

 

[free_and_easy]

It's an old joke but...maybe if women could impregnate themselves maybe it would just 'feel' like they were living 200 years?

 

[matriarch]

Flying isn't the hard part. Landing is the bitch.

Indeed.

 

[Handley_Page]

Nice to see you again, Mrs G.

I think I'll settle for my allotted span, thanks

 

[PublicAffection]

What if everything in print were actually true?

 

[MatthewVett]

What if everything in print were actually true?

Isn't that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

 

[PublicAffection]

Isn't that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

You know, I don't think I've seen that flick/read that comic yet. LOL