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Typical members of modern society wouldn't assume that voices in their heads are being beamed in by the government. It's much more rational to think you have a

Typical members of modern society wouldn't assume that voices in their heads are being beamed in by the government. It's much more rational to think you have a deteriorating mental condition. If you believe in a personal god that communicates directly with people, that's also a viable option. That's a very common belief in the US.

jerkstate 9y ago
>voices in their head are being beamed in by the government. Good point! Maybe they should also work on a lizard-person suit, or the technology to actually replace all of someone's family with robots, to help those "paranoid delusions" along.
TeMPOraL 9y ago
> Typical members of modern society wouldn't assume that voices in their heads are being beamed in by the government. Of course they would, if a) it was common, factual knowledge that the government actively uses such technology, and b) if they were a target for such government. a) and b) will immediately be true for terrorists, if this tech gets deployed.
- jryle70 9y ago
  >> Typical members of modern society wouldn't assume that voices in their heads are being beamed in by the government. > Of course they would, if a) it was common, factual knowledge that the government actively uses such technology, and b) if they were a target for such government. a) and b) will immediately be true for terrorists, if this tech gets deployed. Governments use propaganda, sure, but "beaming voices into people's head", without their knowledge? I haven't heard of it, definitely not common knowledge. Do you have a source?
  - daveFNbuck 9y ago
    I believe the source is this article.
    - jryle70 9y ago
      Yes. My reading comprehension failed. I read it as something that had been going on.
- daveFNbuck 9y ago
  The original complaint was about Muslims being depicted as superstitious primitives. Your current complaint is about Muslims being depicted as typical members of modern society rather than typical members of a future in which this type of weapon is common knowledge. I think that even in such a future, mental deterioration and religious experience would remain viable potential explanations for hearing voices in your head. Even if you were 90% sure that it was the US government, that 10% chance that you're losing your mind or getting instructions from God is powerful. You'd probably also be psychologically motivated to come up with an explanation that doesn't involve a large well-funded group of trained killers who are out to get you knowing exactly where you are and having their weapons trained on you.

jerkstate 9y ago

>voices in their head are being beamed in by the government. Good point! Maybe they should also work on a lizard-person suit, or the technology to actually replace all of someone's family with robots, to help those "paranoid delusions" along.

TeMPOraL 9y ago

> Typical members of modern society wouldn't assume that voices in their heads are being beamed in by the government. Of course they would, if a) it was common, factual knowledge that the government actively uses such technology, and b) if they were a target for such government. a) and b) will immediately be true for terrorists, if this tech gets deployed.

jryle70 9y ago
>> Typical members of modern society wouldn't assume that voices in their heads are being beamed in by the government. > Of course they would, if a) it was common, factual knowledge that the government actively uses such technology, and b) if they were a target for such government. a) and b) will immediately be true for terrorists, if this tech gets deployed. Governments use propaganda, sure, but "beaming voices into people's head", without their knowledge? I haven't heard of it, definitely not common knowledge. Do you have a source?
- daveFNbuck 9y ago
  I believe the source is this article.
  - jryle70 9y ago
    Yes. My reading comprehension failed. I read it as something that had been going on.
daveFNbuck 9y ago
The original complaint was about Muslims being depicted as superstitious primitives. Your current complaint is about Muslims being depicted as typical members of modern society rather than typical members of a future in which this type of weapon is common knowledge. I think that even in such a future, mental deterioration and religious experience would remain viable potential explanations for hearing voices in your head. Even if you were 90% sure that it was the US government, that 10% chance that you're losing your mind or getting instructions from God is powerful. You'd probably also be psychologically motivated to come up with an explanation that doesn't involve a large well-funded group of trained killers who are out to get you knowing exactly where you are and having their weapons trained on you.