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This post is for fun and philosophical thought: If you could change lives with ONE person in the world, live their life and experience what they did, who would it be and why?

If you can't put yourself in this imaginative position, please don't just respond "I love my own life" or something like that. Just leave it.

Seeker3CO 8 Aug 19
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Helen Keller...she overcame so many obstacles. I am born on her birthday so she holds a special place in my heart.

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Donald Trump, and I would immediately kill myself. πŸ˜€

Best answer ever!πŸ‘πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘

@SleeplessInTexas thanks

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I'd switch with my dog, so I can be spoiled rotten and live a life of luxury and excitement.

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I admire Elon Musk and would totally switch lives for a short time, I wouldn't keep it because I don't think I could live up to that guys vision. The world needs more people like him.

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Marie Curie
Diagnostics and Treatment . What type of a brain this woman had ? And in what hard times and situations ? And a woman ? And a mother ?
If I am gonna trade all my lovely memories of my life then make it be for something worthy .

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Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. He lived at a most critical time politically. And he was an amorous man...

All artists seem to capture that glint in his eye.

Professional smartass is always a fun choice.

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Einstein

bobwjr Level 10 Aug 19, 2019
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Bob Ross.

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It would probably be Douglas Adams. What a mind and command of the English language he had. He became concerned about the natural world and the fate of animals near extinction.

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I think I would like to live the life of one of the first members of our species. To see what they saw of the world so many years ago would be fascinating.

Is there a first? This thought trips me out. Evolution is so incredibly slow with such tiny steps how could you identify the first of any species. I know I’m being persnickety. I do understand what you mean and agree it would be an awesome experience. It’s always intrigued me that people 100,000 years ago basically had the same brain as us but with much less tech in the tribal zeitgeist.

Well, that's why I said one of the first, given that biological change from one species to another was likely on a continuum. I agree - I'm also thinking it would be cool to have our brain but without modern culture to reference and wonder what the world what look like then.

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Marie Marvingt. Among her many achievements, she won prizes in cycling, mountain climbing, swimming, skiing, shooting, gymnastics, boxing, martial arts, bobsleigh, luge, ice skating, soccer, golf, hockey, fencing and athletics, broke numerous records in aviation, invented the air ambulance (and later invented a device allowing air ambulances to land on sand), became the first female combat pilot in the world and the first flight nurse in the world, was the first woman to scale several of the highest French and Swiss mountains, was the first woman to pilot a hot air balloon and the first to fly one over the English Channel, was one of the first women in the world to hold a driver's license and a pilot's license, remains the only woman (and one of only a handful of people) to have held the four different pilot's licenses required to fly balloons, aeroplanes, hydroplanes and helicopters, flew two successful bombing missions against enemy airfields during the First World War, disguised herself as man and fought with the French Army on the front lines in the same war (and, when discovered, signed up and fought with the Italian Army instead), set up a hospital for wounded aviators and enjoyed a very successful career as a journalist. She was also a successful author and wrote and directed films.

In 1908, she applied to take part in the Tour de France, but was refused. Instead, she followed the peloton for the entire 4497km course, and completed it - 78 of the 114 men in the race did not.

Jnei Level 8 Aug 21, 2019
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Sir David Attenborough....no contest for me, because he has seen more of the planet than any other human being ever has.

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Robin Williams

I agree with Robin Williams, but, oh, the sadness you’d experience. 😒

@Apunzelle and joy though. With robin you get the full extremes of life.

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William Shatner.

Good one.

Capt. Kirk TV - Capt Kirk Movies - TJ Hooker - or disembodied voice of Recue 911?

@BufftonBeotch "Denny Crane."

@Nightshade1313 Well, thank you!

That critter on the plane wing Twilight Zone episode played his over the top acting style perfectly.

@BufftonBeotch He's 88 years old, hosting "The UnXplained", doing commercials, and (last I heard) still traveling the US doing a one-man show. He's probably doing other things, too, lol. He said in his latest book that he's afraid if he stops working, he'll drop dead. He said if there is another job ahead, he has to stay alive to do it.

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the Buddha

You can be the Buddha anytime you choose.

@Spinliesel yeah yeah yeah. I mean the actual Siddhartha Gautama.

A good choice to experience all the extremes of life. I’ll go with that too.

@JacobMeyers Ayam Brahmasmi. Jagat Mitthra.

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I've never had a hero but there have been those whose lives I admired... I will have to ponder. I'm thinking an author - maybe someone like Dean Koontz? He's kept me up many a night in the best way possible.
Now that would be a life worth having lived - but first I want to know how much insomnia he had!
I wouldn't do that again for any gift.

I read somewhere years ago that Koontz was obsessive-compulsive. I recently found a few (very few) youtube interviews where he said his father was a violent alcoholic--Koontz said he had no happy memories of him at all. Koontz and his wife never had any kids, and he seemed extremely nervous/anxious in the few interviews he's given. (The last few years it looks as if he's started wearing a wig.)

When the guy writes well, he writes REALLY well. I guess it is a little sad when you realize a lot of that comes from serious issues in his life. I read so many of his books in high school--"Watchers," "Lightning", "Phantoms", "The Servants of Twilight", "Midnight", "Visions", and certainly others I can't even remember. Always a fun, fun read.

@greyeyed123 that wouldn't surprise me. The question is would he have been that great minus the abuse? Hard to say.
I knew he had quirks and chose dog(s) over kids.
I'm cool with people who don't try to repeat the mistakes of their parents.

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...definately a woman -Rosy the Riveter
Beause somewhere along the line we lost ability
interact meaningfully ...i mean years ago🚻

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I'd go with Nikola Tesla, simple reason that electricity fascinates me and I would just love to burn Edison's ass. That and we are related on my mom's side about 45,000 years ago.😁

Oh yes! And such a hottie!

@BufftonBeotch Yes I understand he was popular when he was younger.

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I heard Matt Dilahunty answer who would he like to meet in history. Jesus. I thought it would be a good answer for this too. Curious to see if he even shows up!

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The Pompatus of Love

Clearly.

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I admire the life and accomplishments Jane Goodall who really changed our understanding of the complex social life of chimpanzees.
Dian Fossey did the same for gorillas.
Joy and George Adamson brought much to the understanding of the wild cats although that was" earlier and certainly more...how do I put this..."cute" than was best for the animals.

The "Born Free" song. Seriously?

Those last three were all murdered by poachers so I wouldn't want that bit of it

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Gregory Woodwin Pincus and Carl Djerassi inventors of the birth control pill. They helped women to make changes in family planning.

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Albert einstein. I would love to be able to see the world the way he did

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Leonardo da Vinci.

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Marco Polo, just to travel so far when the world was such a big place. Or Joseph Banks. for the same reason.

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Hugh Hefner. I can't even think of a close second. The why is pretty obvious.

And yet we are do not have a word for men that is equal to slut.

Love it though.

He was also reasonably attractive even later in life.

And threw hella' good parties as I hear.

@BufftonBeotch I figure like anyone he had good days and bad days, but I am pretty sure he had way more good days than bad days, and many more REALLY good days than most folks. πŸ™‚

@BufftonBeotch Let’s start a movement to make slut gender neutral and thus applicable both ways, LOL

@Kodiamus I've never called anyone a slut or a pig. I appreciate anyone who enjoys sex like l do. Those kind of names come from the self-rightous. I prefer the term enthusiasts. ☺

@ProudMerrie Wait a minute...WHAT is your business?πŸ€”

@Sticks48 It's rather a term of endearment.

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