Egos & Orbits

Egos have caused an enormous amount of sorrow all throughout human history. That's one of the drawbacks of free will. If you insist on free-for-all free will for Earth 2.0 (despite my persistent pleas to curtail it), could you at least alter Earth's orbit enough to change the composition of our brains so that enslaving a huge population would not occur to a person? Powerful egos would be as foreign as chewing a coffee table leg when your bladder needs relief instead of visiting the nearest rest room.

If a subtle change in the trajectory of Earth's orbit cures the ego problem -- and saves much killing, torture and seizing of land -- chances are it would change other fundamental aspects of the human race. If Earth travels faster, I imagine our faces might be elongated. If we tried to say the word, "how," it would sound like "ho." Thus, the famous Santa Claus mantra, "Ho, ho, ho" would be devoid of meaning. That's a small price to pay for not suffering under a dictator who will stop at nothing to attain and retain power.

Likewise, a slower orbit might make our fingers half the size they are now. Obviously, basketball wouldn't be quite the same. Kneecaps would disappear because the thighs and shins would be one. There goes weightlifting! New sports and leisure activities would certainly emerge. Olympic medals might be awarded for rolling down a steep hill. Who knows? I'm sure you could find a way to suppress our egos and yet make our bodies compatible with our surroundings. It might take Earth 3.0 or Earth 4.0 to get it right, but it would be well worth your effort.

I can't wait! Hurry up with that Apocalypse you've been promising. The suspense is killing me.