It's still a neat ILLUSION. Taken as that, and nothing more, it's pretty cool.
I was pretty impressed with some of his other skills that he showed when he was on Oprah, but they weren't any more "magical"... reading body language, for example. It takes skill, but most people could probably learn to do it.
Great idea, Mike. Let's hand the kid over to the irresponsible prick who got the woman pregnant in the first place (all rape victims should want their baby raised by their rapist, right?). If the mother feels she has no options other than to give away her baby, I'd be willing to bet that the father (in most cases) is long gone.
And yes, it is okay for the mother to make that decision, especially if the father is no longer in the picture. She's the one who had to put up with the baby taking nutrients from her body, giving her stretch marks, causing her pain and discomfort, and ultimately putting her life at risk. She's also going to have to do most of the child-rearing. It's her choice (and I don't see why it's such a horrible choice to give up your baby when you know you can't properly take care of it... seems like the more loving thing to do...).
I can see the use of such a drug (if it works), but there's going to be a downside, too. Fear serves a useful purpose. Do we really want completely fearless combat veterans running around?
It's sad, but probably not that uncommon. My grandmother grew up in a mining town in British Columbia, and when the mine closed, the community basically disappeared.
Maybe that's why there are so many "surprise" pregnancies, though...
I was pretty impressed with some of his other skills that he showed when he was on Oprah, but they weren't any more "magical"... reading body language, for example. It takes skill, but most people could probably learn to do it.
Then I read it again.
And yes, it is okay for the mother to make that decision, especially if the father is no longer in the picture. She's the one who had to put up with the baby taking nutrients from her body, giving her stretch marks, causing her pain and discomfort, and ultimately putting her life at risk. She's also going to have to do most of the child-rearing. It's her choice (and I don't see why it's such a horrible choice to give up your baby when you know you can't properly take care of it... seems like the more loving thing to do...).
It's a wonder that Japan isn't the fattest nation on earth...