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Rdr4evr 01-11-2005 10:11 PM

Deaf or Blind?
 
A friend and I were discussing the issue of which sense we would rather lose if we had no choice, our sight or hearing? Both of us came to the conclusion that we would much rather lose our hearing than sight by a long shot.

Main reason for me is that almost everything I do and everything I enjoy involves sight. My education and work require me to sit on a computer all day and produce graphics. On my personal time, I spend the majority either reading, playing videogames, watching football, jogging outside and enjoying various scenery (I love the beauty of nature), etc, most of which can't be done without sight.

I'm curious to find out which between the two would you rather keep and why?

ryfo 01-11-2005 10:13 PM

probably much rather lose hearing. Love reading,tv,vidgames,slotcar racing, but i hate getting nagged, so really, no contest

omega2K4 01-11-2005 10:46 PM

I'd rather be deaf. I couldn't get used to being not able to see anything.

Bacchanal 01-11-2005 10:49 PM

Either would suck, but I cant imagine never hearing music again. I went with blind.

tspikes51 01-11-2005 10:49 PM

I can still play music if I were blind...

Nefir 01-11-2005 11:32 PM

I voted for Blind... Sure, I wouldn't be able to do what I do for a living these days, but I'll find something else, and it will give me the opportunity to explore music and musicianship to a much deeper extent. I can't live without music and hearing the voices of my loved ones.

ledsam 01-11-2005 11:53 PM

I voted blind, but it would be awful losing either. With deafness you can't listen to music or hear anyone talk or laugh ... that would be pretty tough for me to swallow. And with blindness you miss out on books, video games, ogling the opposite sex etc. I guess you could get books on tape, but it's just not the same.

Nisses 01-12-2005 02:00 AM

voted deaf, mostly for the same reasons as rdr4evr

I rely on my eyesight for both work and R&R.

Rlyss 01-12-2005 02:29 AM

I absolutely love music but I don't think still being able to enjoy it if I chose to be blind would be worth it. I can imagine my life without hearing, there are so many things I enjoy looking at that equal my enjoyment from music.

I'd choose deafness over blindness anyday.

wolf 01-12-2005 05:30 AM

Either would suck, but I don't think I could go on not being able to read.

troit 01-12-2005 08:03 AM

I would choose deaf as long as I was not from birth. I could still hear myself talk correctly which would make communication with others that much easier.

Glory's Sun 01-12-2005 08:09 AM

I went with blind. I need to hear music to stay sane so that's a big thing for me. I can't produce music or play it as well if I'm deaf

gremlinx8 01-12-2005 08:19 AM

I chose deaf because I don't think I could go on without being able to see. I think I depend on my sight a lot more than my hearing, too.

warrrreagl 01-12-2005 08:32 AM

I voted for blind for the same reason as the others; music.

ShaniFaye 01-12-2005 08:37 AM

I would choose blind.....I can always get books on tape/cd for "reading" purposes, I would have a VERY hard time without music and being able to hear my sweeties voice when we have sex

Painted 01-12-2005 08:52 AM

I'm undecided.
Being blind, one would have to use an imagination during sex. Like think of the face of the voice. That would totally rock.

On the other hand, being deaf, one could get a good night's sleep for once. And I would think curing deafness would be easier that curing blindness.

Cadwiz 01-12-2005 09:08 AM

I love music, but I would rather be deaf than blind. I'm not saying that being deaf is any less of a disability, but I think it would be easier to find employment with the gift of sight.

Man/Amazing 01-12-2005 09:18 AM

I would much rather lose my hearing.

Bobaphat 01-12-2005 09:45 AM

Definately hearing. While it would be hard, I think it would be much harder to stay independant if you lost your sight.

stonegrody 01-12-2005 09:51 AM

I voted for going blind. Sure, I'd probably lose my day job, but then I could focus on playing music and wouldn't have a choice but to try harder at making a living out of it. Without sight, I wouldn't have to worry about all of the distractions around me like television or video games. Don't get me wrong, I love my video games but there are probably better ways I should be spending my time.

Plus, haven't you seen "Blind Fury"?? The dude is blind and he still kicks ass! He has a sword in his cane! How cool is that?!?!? I would definitely have to go the blind ninja route.

Stompy 01-12-2005 10:02 AM

I picked deaf, because losing your sight would have to be the most horrible thing ever.

Being deaf would suck too. I can't imagine living life without hearing music or hearing people talk... or being able to talk.

Either way, I'd probably kill myself because I'm claustrophobic, and shit like that would drive me to insanity.

zippy258 01-12-2005 10:14 AM

definitely deaf!!!!!! I'm an artist so blind would be the end of me. Besides, sometimes you try to tune everyone out anyway. You wouldn't have to hear their shit or pretend like you didn't hear when someone dull is talking to you.

j. dakar 01-12-2005 10:45 AM

i'm not even sure i can answer this. i love music, but the thought of never being able to see again would be hard to endure i think. my dad is legally blind now and i know it must be hard on him because there was a point in his life when he could see. i think that if i had to lose one of my senses, i would prefer it be lost at birth because at least then you would never have experienced what it was like to have it.

zxello 01-12-2005 11:07 AM

Well..... seeing as how i have already started to lose my hearing and im very fluent in sign language.... i'd rather be deaf =)

Scorps 01-12-2005 11:17 AM

Deaf, because you an read lips and hell if I can't see all the hot chicks I'm done for!

zxello 01-12-2005 12:18 PM

ummm i'd like to just point out that reading lips is VERY difficult, even the most experienced and skilled lip reader is still only going to be able to understand 70% of the conversation =)

Scorps 01-12-2005 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zxello
ummm i'd like to just point out that reading lips is VERY difficult, even the most experienced and skilled lip reader is still only going to be able to understand 70% of the conversation =)


So thats still enough :D

ngdawg 01-12-2005 12:29 PM

Having bad eyesight to begin with, I chose deaf. Bass tones can be felt, as can high pitched vibrations,(I have mild hearing loss as well) but to never be able to see my kids' faces or colors again would be devastating.

Pip 01-12-2005 03:44 PM

I voted deaf. Sure, I'd miss the music, but I take in so much more with my eyes. Being blind would be terrible, I'd have no idea what was happening around me. I suck at "reading" sounds.

World's King 01-12-2005 03:46 PM

Blind.


There is no way I could go through life without music. But then again if I was always deaf I would never know what music was...


Damn nevermind.

Grasshopper Green 01-12-2005 03:53 PM

I'd rather be blind. I love to read...but I could learn braille. I don't think I could live without hearing music, a bird whistle, or my sons voice though.

Ralli 01-12-2005 03:53 PM

I chose Deaf..............my other half has gone partly deaf, and I guess you learn to live with it................You can still read and stuff when you are deaf, and I love to watch movies, if I was blind I wouldnt be able to watch them, also I enjoy driving as I like my cars, so if I was blind I couldnt drive at all. It would be horrible to loose either though, especially if you have had them most of your life then all of a sudden loose one...........if that makes sense :D

Lockjaw 01-12-2005 07:23 PM

I'd rather go deaf. While it would suck to have either gone I think I could make it without hearing. I'm too visual of a person. I love the beauty of the world around me even on some of the crapiest days. I mean if I get bored enough I'll just spend hours starring at stuff. I could still watch my TV shows play my video games etc...

I love music as well BUT after nearly 27 years in the world I have built up a large store of music in my head. If I just REALLY had to "hear" music I can always just listen to the jukebox in my head. I just wouldn't be able to hear anything new.

Also there have been some pretty promising things going on in new age hearing devices so deafness could be a thing of the past in 20 years or so. I could go without hearing for 20 years as long as I kept my site. Lord please don't strike my deaf now or blind.

VitaminH 01-12-2005 07:41 PM

Deaf, especially if it's at this point in life because I'd have already learned to speak so I could still communicate. It's just a matter of learning to read lips....

Karby 01-12-2005 08:25 PM

i chose deaf, but really i don't want to lose either one of them. but still even if i went deaf i'd still be able to do things like read, play video games, use a computer, and other activities and whatnot.

amonkie 01-12-2005 08:32 PM

Well, I can't honestly answer this question, since I was not given a choice 20 years ago, and am deaf. So easy answer out would be deafness, since I'm used to it. But what I wouldn't give for ONE day where I hear 100% of the things around me

Quote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by zxello
ummm i'd like to just point out that reading lips is VERY difficult, even the most experienced and skilled lip reader is still only going to be able to understand 70% of the conversation =)


So thats still enough
Oh, the stories I could tell from this.... I'd probably be closer to 75 or 80%, but damn those words that come out exactly the same! *remembers Bananas =! Pajamas *

FlatLand Flyer 01-12-2005 08:40 PM

"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a girl?"
"Men's Rea!! Oh god, not Men's Rea!!"
- Hear No Evil, See No Evil

I would choose deaf. Hot chicks to look at, I love movies, music today sucks anyway and I have enough good music stored in my brain.

Scorps 01-13-2005 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlatLand Flyer
I would choose deaf. Hot chicks to look at, I love movies, music today sucks anyway and I have enough good music stored in my brain.


That music part it true...there are like like 3 good bands out there the rest suck :D

Cervantes 01-13-2005 10:32 AM

I'm very visual, I don't think i would be able to stand it being blind so i say deaf...

StephenSa 01-13-2005 12:07 PM

I was really surprised by how many people chose blind. I assumed that part of the poll would be zero or very near it. Apparently I know very little about my fellow man. For me, I choose deaf. I like to travel, love to drive a nice sportscar, watch television, play computer games. I fence as well and a blind swordsman is a dangerous thing. Being deaf would be challenging for sure and the silence would take getting used to but the freedom sight gives me is something I can't imagine being without.


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