Pretending this just being part of human experience discounts the fact that this entity is new and has properties much different than anything that has existed

Pretending this just being part of human experience discounts the fact that this entity is new and has properties much different than anything that has existed in human history. I think that quote understates it. Even people with freedom of mind can be manipulated. I would love to think I am a free-thinker. But there is no way I could honestly insulate myself from persuasion.