• Question: would you rather be blind or deaf

    Asked by Ben.m to Kylie, Matt, Bex, RobB, Sam on 14 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Rebecca Thompson

      Rebecca Thompson answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      I would rather be deaf, because I could learn to lip read!

      (Would you rather have a really heavy head or antigravity arms?)

    • Photo: Kylie Belchamber

      Kylie Belchamber answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      I’d rather be deaf. If you are blind, doing things by yourself would be difficult, and you wouldn’t be able to see the amazing scenery the world has to offer. Also, being a scientist would be harder, as you can’t see what you are doing to experiment.
      Being deaf would also be hard, but you would still have your independence and can still work in a lab as well.

      I’d rather lose my sense of smell if I had to lose anything!

    • Photo: Rob Brass

      Rob Brass answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      Deaf definitely! For all the reasons above! 🙂

    • Photo: Matt Dunn

      Matt Dunn answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      I’d rather be deaf, being blind means losing a lot more information to me than being deaf.

      And as the others say, with sign language and lip reading it is possible to live normally with deafness, while those who are blind often have a much more limited experience (except Daredevil of course)

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