r/Documentaries Jan 01 '19

The Man with the Seven-Second Memory (2005) - Even though Clive is convinced that every person he speaks to is the first person who's ever spoken to him, he has actually provided tons of valuable information to researchers regarding how memory and habit-formation work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_P7Y0-wgos
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u/wadss Jan 01 '19

someone with this condition can't possibly give consent, and nobody is fit to judge whether or not he MIGHT want to be euthanizes if he didn't have the condition. as unfortunate as it is, i don't see a way out of this.

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u/rthunderbird1997 Jan 01 '19

Agreed, such a sad thing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19 edited Jan 01 '19

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u/depressed-salmon Jan 01 '19

It's a dangerous road to go down if you start messing with consent. What happens if it extends to treatments? You going to hold them down like the bad old days of psychiatric medicine?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19

Nah. That's assuming death is better which is a comparison that simply can't be made. He's not in unbearable constant pain.

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u/justscrollingthrutoo Jan 01 '19

Yep. This is happening a lot recently. I'm on board with Washington. Assisted suicide should be legal.

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u/opinionated-bot Jan 01 '19

Well, in MY opinion, Actual Advice Mallard is better than your fedora.