October 6, 2024

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The Neural Pathways of Suffering

Private Ryan: Tell me about your wife and the rose bushes? The Captain: No. No, that one I save just for me. ~Saving Private Ryan teaching scene There are a number of deeply thought-provoking scenes in the film Saving Private Ryan. In one of them, the Captain and Private Ryan are together in intimate conversation which the young soldier initiates. He asks the Captain, “Are you alright sir?” And when the Captain gives him a protective lie that he’s fine,...