tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post3657843155342299735..comments2023-10-05T07:46:44.392-04:00Comments on And Now the Screaming Starts: Stuff: Where's your no-God now?CRwMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-73191981646446479442008-07-09T09:03:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:03:00.000-04:00The key element that makes horror movie torture wo...The key element that makes horror movie torture work is its unreality. We can "safely" experience the agony knowing no one was actually harmed. Torture done in real life does not give us that safety. There is no philosophical or practical argument for the use of torture in the real world. You can rationalize it all you want, but the bottom line is it's horrible and terrifying and makes us less human even to consider it. Within the confines of a movie, that's a plus for generating fear and revulsion for dramatic effect. It's a minus outside of that context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-65763254718343057792008-07-07T14:16:00.000-04:002008-07-07T14:16:00.000-04:00Just imagine having no option to make it stop the ...Just imagine having no option to make it stop the moment it got to be too much. Since drowning/suffocation is my worst nightmare, waterboarding would be truly torture.<BR/><BR/>And it's true that reality seldom is as romantic as the fantasy/film. Which is why so often when people get what they think they wanted it's not what they bargained for. This is especially true in cases where people perceive a need for a negative such as pain or death.Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-25730908106923545712008-07-06T18:04:00.000-04:002008-07-06T18:04:00.000-04:00Curt,Thank you for swinging by. If Hitchens is cor...Curt,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for swinging by. <BR/><BR/>If Hitchens is correct in saying that this technique does, in essence, slowly drown you, then I don't see how anybody can hold out for more than a minute or two max. I know I wouldn't last but a few seconds. I'm ashamed that this is something we, as a nation, allow.CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-70177679974864991952008-07-05T23:48:00.000-04:002008-07-05T23:48:00.000-04:00You nail your argument with a sledgehammer here, m...You nail your argument with a sledgehammer here, my friend! Not that I ever considered Hitchens a tough guy, but I was literally slack-jawed at how quickly and unremarkably he reached the point of unbearable agony (or whatever the technical term is) that prompted the dropping of the balls.Curt Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580782572650471362noreply@blogger.com