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The Devil of TypoC
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^ Excellent points about coping, [MENTION=7842]Z Buck McFate[/MENTION] and [MENTION=16371]metalmommy[/MENTION].
I agree with many others on this thread, that I wouldn't want to erase my more traumatic (or positive) memories because they've shaped who I am today. I don't want to risk becoming a worse, or less developed, human being, by erasing something that's made me grow.
Additionally:
1. I don't trust myself enough to play God; it's possible that I'd erase a memory that I didn't think would cause the rest of me a lot of harm, were it removed, and then cause serious, unforeseen consequences, such as a negative change in my personality.
2. I am of the opinion that without having suffered, life's joy doesn't feel as joyous.
However... an exception would be if I had seen one horrendous thing, something no human should ever have to see*, that had seared its image into my brain and would haunt me forever. It would be nice to forget the image, but remember the event. If there was a suspicious hole in my memory, right there, I know that I'd try to remember it, and then it would be really bad when I did. But if the memory was technically there, but significantly deadened, then that would be much better.
*examples: The Human Centipede, Cthulhu
I agree with many others on this thread, that I wouldn't want to erase my more traumatic (or positive) memories because they've shaped who I am today. I don't want to risk becoming a worse, or less developed, human being, by erasing something that's made me grow.
Additionally:
1. I don't trust myself enough to play God; it's possible that I'd erase a memory that I didn't think would cause the rest of me a lot of harm, were it removed, and then cause serious, unforeseen consequences, such as a negative change in my personality.
2. I am of the opinion that without having suffered, life's joy doesn't feel as joyous.
However... an exception would be if I had seen one horrendous thing, something no human should ever have to see*, that had seared its image into my brain and would haunt me forever. It would be nice to forget the image, but remember the event. If there was a suspicious hole in my memory, right there, I know that I'd try to remember it, and then it would be really bad when I did. But if the memory was technically there, but significantly deadened, then that would be much better.
*examples: The Human Centipede, Cthulhu