If you could have any super power, what would it be?

Of course abilities of the mind are very deadly and powerful. They are very easy to abuse to, which is, in my opinion, is why they attract people to them.

To be like Charles Xavier would be incredible. To be able to make a person do or think what you want? That is amazing!

Exactly thats why we chose them, i understand that powers delt with the mind are dangerous and ruinus, for example Raven.... suffers all her life but not do to the powers but the temptation of evil in her heart. She pretty much had the emotions thing down at an early age. 😕

It's only useful if you're using it on an enemy or if you are a corrupt, evil person. Otherwise, it's a hollow experience, being able to control someone against their will.

I wasn't necessarily warning about telekinesis as a power. Yeah, that might be a strain on you, but if you mastered the basic ability, it could be useful in everyday life (damned if I'm gonna cross the room to get the TV remote ever again) as well as heroic activities.
It doesn't hold the same kind of corruptive power that telepathy does. Telepathy breeches the walls of privacy that are required for people to keep their sanity. I'm not just talking about how Xavier preaches about the evils of violating people's privacy. The person who allowed others' thoughts into their head could easily go nuts if he or she didn't block out all the noise.
Spawnie referred to a "Buffy" episode. With regard to the dangers of telepathy, there are two episodes of "Buffy" that illustrate (with no subtlety whatsoever) my point. In one episode, Buffy gains telepathy from a demon and nearly goes insane. In another one, Evil Willow (who was already insane) has her mind opened to all people on the planet, and it drives her futher into wacky land.

I'm convinced. Given the ability to have the powers of any superhero, I would not want telepathy. It's Superman for me, I guess.

yeah u guys have a point there but,every good thing has a bad side to it just as nothing is completely risk-free.Telepathy is strong thing indeed and can be abused or get hurt by it.But i think wat really then matters is wat you want.is your temptation to have it as a power more or the drive to refuse because of negative effcects overwhelming.So it's simply a matter of wat's important to you.
secondly,when it comes to anything infact,including "super" powers,there is always a chance to abuse and get abused by them.That's something inherent in the whole "superpwer" package!

And thinking about it,i'd like to amend my statement earlier about wanting to have telepathy as a super power.I'd really prefer a strong sense of will power,si,ilar to bats'.I know it cannot be classified as "super" but that power alone can take one to heights.look wat it did to batman!

Yeah I c your point, but what u mentioned u can't get just like that. That kind of strong will and dedication had built on them. Batsie had severe childhood trauma, that was the trigguer for all the strong will he has. BAtsie is a loaner, he likes working alone, cuz he don't wanna see his friends get hurt. Strong will is a thing of character, and dammit sometimes u have to be born with it. It's a cool observation, but when I think about the Bat all I see is emptyness and a very loanley man. He makes up all that in battle, that's why he is so driven in his tasks.

I see u guys finally agree on some things that me and The Batman have layed out for ya 🙂. I'm glad that we have layed out some facts that r to be thought about. Telekinetik powers and others like it r more likely to be harmless to ppl at very young age. The bad part of it is control. If u can contain it while still at young age, then u have a chance of becoming a very powerful and dangerous person. Kids can make their emotions very simple. (also includes the danger of killing parents with one thought, lol, and all cuz they didn't buy u your favorite lolly, lololol, kidding)

Damm telepathy just isn't worth the effort. I'll stick with the powers of Proteus or Mikahal Rasputain