06-06-2011, 06:52 PM
Quote:These early trials suggest that by messing around with the levels of cortisol in a person's body at the time of a stressful event, memories of that event might be impairedpossibly permanently.
Right there, we have the dilemma of scientific discovery writ large.
A huge potential for Good, for reduction of psychologically crippling traumatic injury, is latent here.
As is a huge potential for Bad, for evil people to use this discovery to commit horrible crimes with impunty.
Given the C20th and C21st record of use of such scientific discoveries, I'm afraid my concern outweighs my optimism.
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war