http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9854078
Ok, so here we are, welcome to the world of "Selective Parkinsons" thanks to superior chemistry.Erasing bad memories with a pill
EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - If you had the option, would you erase painful life experiences from your memory? A blood pressure pill may one day give patients the opportunity to do just that. We wanted to know if East Texans would use it...
"Do you have anything in your life, like a bad memory you just wish you could forget about," I asked.
"Yeah, like my marriage," replied Monet Deveraux.
"Some people might have things that were so traumatic it might be helpful to them, but I think most times the bad times are when you grow and learn the most," said Tom Moore.
"I have a lot of bad memories, said Beth Davis. "Getting left as a child. I got left on the Kansas City turnpike," she laughed.
"There's nothing I want to forget except mistakes I've made in life, you know," said Larry Johnigan. "Some choices I've made but other than that, but you learned from those. Oh yeah, I learned from those so I'm fine."
"Ex-relationships and bad things that happen from that," said Dustin Wilhelm. "{I } definitely want to remove those memories."
Of course, it does raise some issues, like, is it ethical to erase memories; even the most painful ones?
We explored deeper into this mind-boggling possibility...
The new dutch study examines a drug called propranolol. It's been used in lower doses to ease nerves. Now, dutch doctors say it worked on humans, blocking fearful memories of spiders.
Now here's where it ties into moral and religious issues:
It is my adamant belief that who we are is made up of two things - Our memories, and how we choose to think and act based upon them.
Would YOU willingly give up a part of yourself, even the very worst part? I bloody well wouldn't.
Thoughts? Discussion?