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Immunity To Remorse In A Pill
Erik Baard writes "Several lines of research to prevent the formation of post traumatic stress disorder might also have the effect of stunting the development of healthy feelings of remorse over one's wrongdoings. With such therapies available one day, will soldiers or police officers be less hesitant to use lethal force in questionable situations? Will rapists and murderers qualify for treatment? This Village Voice article explores the ethical implications without pointing to any single answer."
Hello, I am Anonymous Coward, the guy whose comments you can read daily on this fine Web site. What I am about to tell you is not easy for me, however, I will just let my conscience clear.
I have been trolling Slashdot since its inception. I find guilty pleasure in posting all those first posts, Natalie Portman and hot grits posts, in Soviet Russia and Beowulf clusters posts, as well as information about Stephen King's death or Townsend's pedophily (oh, wait, cross out that one).
The remorse is killing me. I don't know if you will ever forgive me Taco, but if you don't, my wretched life is a good punishment for such an evil deed.
Sincerely,
Anonymous Coward
Can't say I've ever felt it, unless you mean that feeling you get when your girlfriend cries, that's just a chemical reaction to psychological input.
How we know is more important than what we know.
No-Remorse Pills means never having to say you're sorry... :)
this could explain much of what's been going on lately...
I've consumed these pills that makes you feel good about everything before... Hardly a new discovery.
I think mine was called Ecstasy though...
... and then there were none