Could drug heals a broken heart?
I was reading the Popular Science magazine, December 2014 issue, and with a jaw dropping bold letters reads like this:COULD DRUGS HEAL A BROKEN HEART?
The author Jessica Hullinger documented a research by an Australian psychologist at the University of Sydney Adam Guastella, that when she administered OXYTOCIN, to a quarelling lovers during their therapy, their hostility seemed to die down. And with this result, this medicine, a love "OFF BUTTON" can possibly heal a broken heart, she says.
There is a down side to this wonder discovery as argued by Brian Earp, an Oxford University neuroethicist, and published it against this "ANTI LOVE BIOTECHNOLOGY" (He claims that since it will be developed, we should start discussing about ethical issues now that would guide its usage and supported that it should be voluntary, concomitant to therapy and must be monitored for possible misuse. He did emphasize the fact that today there is an extensive attempt to harness BIOMEDICINE, primarily to diminish SAME SEX SEXUALITY.)
In line with this argument, Neil McArthur, a philosophy professor at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada, pointed out that this drug "might make sense specially for the cases of pedophilia or abuse where people are behaving in a way that is potentially destructive."
Another argument against it was explicitly explained by Vineeth John, a psychiatrist at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and said: "Love is revered like religion and for many it's the primary reason for survival, until therapy is practiable, ANTI LOVE DRUGS, would not only dampen affection but snuff out feelings for friends and family. To fully relieve heartache then scientists may have first to discern how to relieve us of our capacity to love."
In my simple analysis, we are coming to the discovery that love will now be cured like a headache? Should you want to stop loving that person, all you have to do is to keep taking this medicine. Question is, how much will it cost? And for how long should we take it?
Hmmnn, what a world we are getting into.
Then again, perhaps there will no longer be sorrows, pain, hurt associated to love?
We stand to lose our emotional gifts and passionate dispositions replaced by robotic manipulations. Hello Spock.
Thanks all for your reads and comments.
Comments (51)
I like my emotions the way they are...despite the ups and downs...I imagine most are in agreement...but very interesting what people are researching these days...the pros and the cons of this hormone in treating the human condition...
I am happy the way I am and any alterations is not going to make me feel saner. Nor better.
We all need sorrows and pain this is what makes us all unique to feel that loss and yet grow as a person without it we would become zombies to affection and love. Jmho:
As always Lindsy blogged to make one aware and comment.
That's it Steve, we experience failures, challenges just to learn and rise above. What else is a better way than to have been tested and broken once in a while if only to feel the comfort of having overcome those human variations of emotions?
Thanks Steve.
Thanks Ken.