[lit-ideas] Re: 'Eternal Sunshine' drug selectively erases memories

I hate to say it because cynic I am not (usually) -- but w/out your memories
you wouldn't know you lacked your memories.

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Eternal Sunshine" refers to the movie, of course.
>
> One of the comments at the bottom of the page mentions potential uses of a
> memory-cleansing drug.   Torturers could make you forget that you were
> tortured, for instance.   An even worse scenario occurred to me.   Imagine a
> torturer threatening you with this drug -- threatening to wipe your memory
> clean.  Wouldn't you tell them everything you know (and even things you
> don't know) to hang on to your memories of your childhood, your parents,
> your children, your first kiss...   Who would you be without your memories?
>
>
> http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/brain/dn15025-eternal-sunshine-drug-selectively-erases-memories.html
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