As time goes by, you’ll forget more and more, until you lose the ability to speak, object permanence, your mother’s face, and the ability to focus your eyes - at all.
If there’s any part of you that’s aware of this process, it would be terrible. The worst part about having Alzheimer’s, my father-in-law once told me, was being aware that he used to be more; that he couldn’t remember things, but that he could remember once being able to remember them. I think it was a small blessing when he moved past that stage, and was merely angry and frightened at a world he just couldn’t understand anymore.
Wait… what were we taking about? Reverse-birth? You know, many civilizations didn’t consider children real people until they were a couple of years old. Before that, they were just dumb animals with some potential; perfectly legal to kill. An adult horse has more self-awareness than a 1 y/o. By the time the doctor’s shoving you back where you came from, you’re barely human anymore.
I can’t wait to see the angry downvotes on this one.
That’s just it though, the doctors wouldn’t be shoving you back where you came from, they’d just be shoving you where you belong. In a reverse time world, people initially come from the graveyard…
As time goes by, you’ll forget more and more, until you lose the ability to speak, object permanence, your mother’s face, and the ability to focus your eyes - at all.
If there’s any part of you that’s aware of this process, it would be terrible. The worst part about having Alzheimer’s, my father-in-law once told me, was being aware that he used to be more; that he couldn’t remember things, but that he could remember once being able to remember them. I think it was a small blessing when he moved past that stage, and was merely angry and frightened at a world he just couldn’t understand anymore.
Wait… what were we taking about? Reverse-birth? You know, many civilizations didn’t consider children real people until they were a couple of years old. Before that, they were just dumb animals with some potential; perfectly legal to kill. An adult horse has more self-awareness than a 1 y/o. By the time the doctor’s shoving you back where you came from, you’re barely human anymore.
I can’t wait to see the angry downvotes on this one.
That’s just it though, the doctors wouldn’t be shoving you back where you came from, they’d just be shoving you where you belong. In a reverse time world, people initially come from the graveyard…
Good point, Mr(s) Reverse-Time-Lawyer!