Can We Look At Bigotry Like A Virus?

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I Am Legend - The Bob Marley Scene

Originally Posted by Will Smith

He believed he could cure racism and hate, literally cure it by injecting music and love into people's lives. One day he was scheduled to perform at a peace concert, gunmen came to his house and shot him down. Two days later he walked out on that stage and sang. Somebody asked him why. He said the people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness.

Looking into it a bit more, I found out that in 1976:

Two days before "Smile Jamaica", a free concert organized by the Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley in an attempt to ease tension between two warring political groups, Marley, his wife, and manager Don Taylor were wounded in an assault by unknown gunmen inside Marley's home.

Taylor and Marley's wife sustained serious injuries, but later made full recoveries. Bob Marley received minor wounds in the chest and arm. The shooting was thought to have been politically motivated, as many felt the concert was really a support rally for Manley. Nonetheless, the concert proceeded, and an injured Marley performed as scheduled, two days after the attempt.

It's a neat idea about hatred and bigotry, but I don't think that you could literally inject love into a person. Well.... you could, but that's too much of an adult discussion for the forums.

But can we look at bigotry like a virus? I have very minimal experience with looking at the human brain, so I was wondering... could we look at bigotry as a virus? Something to be cured chemically? Obviously there are mood altering drugs on the market, and each alters or introduces chemicals to the brain.

If it is possible to do so with prescription medication, why is it not possible to alter the brain in such a way that someone could love instead of hate?

Also, Mac, I'll try to keep my trap shut during most of this. (=3)