Don't bang yourself over the head about it, like was stated, the question was an enlightening one, made me think real hard as to the what if situation. It's been a very interesting discussion that has spawned from it, one of the many types of threads I like reading and/or being involved in. A great mentor of mine when younger told me a very powerful saying/piece of advice that holds so true, and very well applies here. Life is a large puzzle/tapestry full of daily riddles to answer, when the maker/creator feels we are ready for the answers to those riddles, the answer comes from within when you contemplate properly, one answer from one riddle leads to the next riddle question; or in other words, step back, contemplate, and think about the day you just had to understand your victories and defeats during the day.
The OP was one of those such riddles I seriously had to step back and think long and hard about as to the "what if...", based on my own knowledge of myself.