What would everyone look like if we all looked the same, in your opinion? What would everything look like if the world was all the same? What if everything was the same color? Don't think I'm, crazy, just wondered what different people think about that condition.
Well, if we were all the same, it wouldn't matter how we perceived things would it? We'd all look at things the same way.
Depends on what degree we are similar, if it's just the look, the body, then regular senses except vision would still be very important. If we were all clones, then the only thing differentiating us would be personality, since it is not only depending on your genes but also on environment and experience. We would be able to perceive people's personalities much better.
If we had almost no perception, our society would inevitably break down, we would possibly consider every other human as a threat except sometimes for mating, and it would not matter that we are all the same then. No perception=no communication..
I meant to say that if we all looked the same, we would all be formed the same, therefore eliminating the reason for individuality.
D'uh... morphology is not the only criterium for individuality. Like I said, personality also shapes with time, environment, etc. Of course we would all have similar tastes, but we would simply put more weight on small differences. Also, what about clothing? Would everyone have to wear the exact clothing or hairdo?
Though, I must concede, if you look for example at ants, the single ant is not important, the individuum is only a part of the whole superorganism. Think of single ants as single cells of a body. Would our society develop similarly if we were all clones? We would have to have different classes though, for the different functions.
How would we tell gender apart?
Maybe we'd have pheromones that we could decipher clearly?
