Two decades after publishing his study The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, Milton Rokeach came to the realization that his methods were both manipulative and unethical. He included an afterword in a re-release of the book to that effect—something surely helped by the supposed fact his research assistants questioned his morality while it was still being conducted. Rokeach’s goal was to cure three patients who independently believed themselves the one-and-only reincarnation of Jesus by placing them together in a controlled environment to confront the absurdity of their claims. Because there was precedent where reason snapping at least one of them out from their schizophrenic delusions was concerned, he pushed forward by any means necessary. He lied to influence their actions and thus played God to prove they weren’t.
It’s a fascinating real-life ordeal that begs someone to delve deeper into the motivations not only of the three men,...
It’s a fascinating real-life ordeal that begs someone to delve deeper into the motivations not only of the three men,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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