Saturday, October 5, 2013
The Reason I Jump Daily Show Interview
This was an interesting interview with David Mitchell and Jon Stewart about the book "The Reason I Jump." There has been some negative commentary about the efficacy of facilitated communication as well as the translation from Japanese. However, it seems to have provided hope and understanding to both Mitchell and Stewart. It is possible that it will do the same to countless others.
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Facilitated communication has been thoroughly debunked, several times, in several ways. So the question is whether it was the technique used in the "writing" of the book. To justify it by suggesting it has "provided hope and understanding" is to ignore the falsity of the method, and is as much as saying that it's okay to lie if it makes people feel good. I haven't been able to determine whether the book was produced by facilitated communication, but it seems very possible. If so, then, deliberately fraudulent or, as in the case of many "facilitators" innocently self-decieved, any "understanding" is really none at all. It's really important to know, I think. Part way into the book, I found myself wondering, and am now very skeptical until shown otherwise. Sad, really.
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