Suppose we live in a universe in which the electron and positron have charges opposite to ours, i.e. the electron is positively charged and the proton is negatively charged. Nothing else is different. Would life be different?

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Suppose we live in a universe in which the electron and positron have charges opposite to ours, i.e. the electron is positively charged and the proton is negatively charged. Nothing else is different. Would life be different?

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